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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
adverbs of time used for the past perfect
Hello. I'd like to know with the time expression such as " BY 2000/ before 2000/ until 2000/unil then/ by that moment..." which tense is frequently used , the past perfect tence or past tense if we are to emphsize that the action was completed before these time expressions. I will be very thankful if you provide me with an exact clear refrence book showing the case.thanks a lot for your kind reply
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html Here are some examples: By 2000, I had changed the oil in my car and my friends' cars so many times that I could do it with my eyes closed. I had jogged three miles every morning until 2000, when I began training as a long-distance runner.
- html Here are some examples: By 2000, I had changed the oil in my car and my friends' cars so many times that I could do it with my eyes closed.
- I had jogged three miles every morning until 2000, when I began training as a long-distance runner.
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Here is a good clear reference: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
Here are some examples:
By 2000, I had changed the oil in my car and my friends' cars so many times that I could do it with my eyes closed.
I had jogged three miles every morning until 2000
Here are some examples:
By 2000, I had changed the oil in my car and my friends' cars so many times that I could do it with my eyes closed.
I had jogged three miles every morning until 2000
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