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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

at that time (NOW)

01. We ran down the road and past the house, which was 01b00now02b00 hidden in the darkness.02br
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002. We ran down the road and past the house, which was 01b00then02b00 hidden in the darkness.02br
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00What's the difference between the above two sentences?0-
  

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0 The meaning is the same. 02br 02br 00paco0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 The meaning is the same.
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0 The meaning is the same. By using "now", the writer wants the reader to feel as if s/he were now in the past time when 'we' ran down the road.02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. We ran down the road and past the house, which was 01b00now02b00 hidden in the darkness.02font00 Here, 'now' has the meaning of 'at the present time'. ie while, and probably before,we ran past the house, it was hidden in the darkness.02br
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0 1. 01i00now02i00 can mean 01i00by that time02i00 or 01i00at that time02i00.02br
00 2. 01i00then02i00 can mean 01i00at that time02i00 or 01i00subsequently02i00.02br
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00 Upon first reading I automatically took the first
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