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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Both past perfect tenses in the subordinate clause?
Hi. Please help. How would you interprete this verb pattern in the subordinate clause for the number 1 sentence underlined. Would you find it as being two past perfect tenses, or one past perfect tense and another past tense?
How about no.2? Would you say it might be better if the verb "saw" were "seen," making both verbs past perfect?
1. When he had gone in and told them, they weren't happy.
2. When he had walked in and saw them, they weren't happy.
How about no.2? Would you say it might be better if the verb "saw" were "seen," making both verbs past perfect?
1. When he had gone in and told them, they weren't happy.
2. When he had walked in and saw them, they weren't happy.
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1. When he had gone in and told them, they weren't happy. 2.
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- When he had gone in and told them, they weren't happy.
- 2.
- When he had walked in and seen them, they weren't happy.
- As amended, those are both correct.
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1. When he had gone in and told them, they weren't happy.
2. When he had walked in and seen them, they weren't happy.
As amended, those are both correct. The both exhibit compound past perfect verbs with the auxiliary 'had' elided from the second one.
2. When he had walked in and seen them, they weren't happy.
As amended, those are both correct. The both exhibit compound past perfect verbs with the auxiliary 'had' elided from the second one.
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