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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Asking again: past perfect and past perfect continous in particular situation
Hi, I didn't get a response when I posted this question with more details before so I have shorten and changed part of the question to include only very important points.
I think the use of javascript:void(0) in the subordinate clause is not needed to make the context clear, thus the use isn't necessary. How about the passive perfect continous?
After he had read the novel, the got up to play tennis. -- the underlined tense can be a past like
"After he had read the novel, the got up to play tennis," I think.
Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
Is this passive perfect continous?
After he had been reading the story book for some time, he got up to play tennnis.
I think the use of javascript:void(0) in the subordinate clause is not needed to make the context clear, thus the use isn't necessary. How about the passive perfect continous?
After he had read the novel, the got up to play tennis. -- the underlined tense can be a past like
"After he had read the novel, the got up to play tennis," I think.
Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
Is this passive perfect continous?
After he had been reading the story book for some time, he got up to play tennnis.
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Anonymous After he had read the novel, t he got up to play tennis. -- the underlined tense can be a past like "After he had read the novel, t he got up to play tennis," I think. Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
- Anonymous After he had read the novel, t he got up to play tennis.
- -- the underlined tense can be a past like "After he had read the novel, t he got up to play tennis," I think.
- Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
- Is this passive perfect continous?
- No, it's active continuous past perfect / pluperfect.
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AnonymousAfter he had read the novel,the got up to play tennis. -- the underlined tense can be a past like
"After hehadread the novel,the got up to play tennis," I think.
Can we change tenses for this without affecti
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Thank you.
Pasting part of your response:
Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
Is this passive perfect continous? No, it's active continuous past perfect / pluperfect.
After he had been reading the story book for some time, he got up to play tennnis.
Pasting part of your response:
Can we change tenses for this without affecting/changing the meaning or context like the one above?
Is this passive perfect continous? No, it's active continuous past perfect / pluperfect.
After he had been reading the story book for some time, he got up to play tennnis.
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AnonymousIs this passive perfect continous? No, it's active continuous past perfect / pluperfect.
After he had been reading the story book for some time, he got up to play tennnis.
Can you answer this question, which seems to have been left unanswered?
Can we change tenses for this without a
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