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SeekerOfPeace Posted 19 years ago
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As if...
0 1. He is talking as if he 01 i 00 ____ 02 i 00 there. 02 br
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00 a. had been b. has been c. being d. has gone 02 br
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00 I know it's not c or d. 02 br
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00 I know it's not d) because we use gone when we are talking about something that is still true, which is still continuing. 02 br
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00 So it's either a or b. 02 br
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00 I would say be, present perfect. The present perfect here is used to talk about an experience that happened in the past. 02 br
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00 Am I right? 02 br
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00 I think "had been" would be wrong because here it doesn't relate to an event in the past that happened before something else. 0-
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00 a. had been b. has been c. being d. has gone 02 br
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00 I know it's not c or d. 02 br
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00 I know it's not d) because we use gone when we are talking about something that is still true, which is still continuing. 02 br
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00 So it's either a or b. 02 br
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00 I would say be, present perfect. The present perfect here is used to talk about an experience that happened in the past. 02 br
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00 Am I right? 02 br
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00 I think "had been" would be wrong because here it doesn't relate to an event in the past that happened before something else. 0-
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 SeekerOfPeace 12 cite 10 1. 12 br 12 br 10 a. had been b.
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- had been b.
- has been c.
- being d.
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01 cite 10 SeekerOfPeace 12 cite 10 1. He is talking as if he 11 i 10 ____ 12 i 10 there. 12 br
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10 a. had been b. has been c. being d. has gone 12 br
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10 I know it's not c or d. 12 br
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10 I know it's not d) because we use gone when we are talking about something th
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0 Cool Philip! 02 br
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00 Thanks, 02 br
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00 Very useful as always! 0-
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00 Thanks, 02 br
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00 Very useful as always! 0-
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0 This is my take: 02 br
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00 He 01 font 00 is 02 font 00 talking as if he 01 font 00 were 02 font 00 there. 02 br
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00 He 01 font 00 was 02 font 00 talking as if he 01 font 00 had been 02 font 00 there.
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00 He 01 font 00 is 02 font 00 talking as if he 01 font 00 were 02 font 00 there. 02 br
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00 He 01 font 00 was 02 font 00 talking as if he 01 font 00 had been 02 font 00 there.
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0 I'd say both a and b are possible (and wouldn't put this in a test): 02 br
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01 i 00 He is talking 01 b 00 as if he had been 02 b 00 there. 02 i 00 (ironically: he tries to show off, but we know he never was in that place) 02 br
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01 i 00 He is talking 01 b 00 as if he has been 02 b 00 there. 02 i
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01 i 00 He is talking 01 b 00 as if he had been 02 b 00 there. 02 i 00 (ironically: he tries to show off, but we know he never was in that place) 02 br
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01 i 00 He is talking 01 b 00 as if he has been 02 b 00 there. 02 i
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0 Thanks to both of you. 02 br
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00 This is actually in a preparation book for the CET (College English Test). 02 br
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00 I thought that: 02 br
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00 "He's talking as if he has been there." meant more like he is talking as if he has experienced being there rather than as if he really knew the place. 0-
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00 This is actually in a preparation book for the CET (College English Test). 02 br
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00 I thought that: 02 br
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00 "He's talking as if he has been there." meant more like he is talking as if he has experienced being there rather than as if he really knew the place. 0-
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