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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
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1-He said that the apartment he had lived in had had creaky floors.
Does this mean:
a-He said:"The apartment I lived in had creaky floors."
(The floors were creaky when he lived there.)
or:
b-He said:"The apartment I lived in had had creaky floors."
(The floors were creaky before he started living there but were repaired before he moved in.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Does this mean:
a-He said:"The apartment I lived in had creaky floors."
(The floors were creaky when he lived there.)
or:
b-He said:"The apartment I lived in had had creaky floors."
(The floors were creaky before he started living there but were repaired before he moved in.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
Presumably it means B, because otherwise we do not use past perfect twice.
- Presumably it means B, because otherwise we do not use past perfect twice.
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Presumably it means B, because otherwise we do not use past perfect twice.
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