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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

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Hello all, Could anyone explain why the writer used 'were' and 'had' in the following examples? What do they mean?
They went to the party as they were.
He went to Cambridge University, as his father had before him.

Are the following correct?(I wrote these )
They went to the party as they were(invited).( I guess)
He went to Cambridge University, as his father did(went to) before him.
  

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Could anyone explain why the writer used 'were' and 'had' in the following examples? What do they mean? They went to the party as they were .

— Clive

  • Could anyone explain why the writer used 'were' and 'had' in the following examples?
  • What do they mean?
  • They went to the party as they were .
  • '.
  • He went to Cambridge University, as his father had before him Short for 'had done' ..
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Could anyone explain why the writer used 'were' and 'had' in the following examples? What do they mean?
They went to the party as they were. This is an idiom that usually means 'without changing into nicer clothes.'.

He went to Cambridge University, as his father
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CliveHe went to Cambridge University, as his father had before him Short for 'had done'..
Thanks for your reply. Could you please explain more?
We usually go to university. We don't do the university.

Thanks.
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You could think of it as 'had gone'.
But we commonly use 'do' in the sense of 'perform an action'.
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