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Meantolearn Posted 19 years ago
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by the time, before, when, while
Hi,
1. By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone.
2. Before she went to the station, the train has been gone.
3. When she went to the station, the train has been gone.
4. While she went to the station, the train has been gone.
Any differences in the sentences(1-4) above?
Thanks,
1. By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone.
2. Before she went to the station, the train has been gone.
3. When she went to the station, the train has been gone.
4. While she went to the station, the train has been gone.
Any differences in the sentences(1-4) above?
Thanks,
Top answer
By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone had already left . 2. Before she went to the station, the train has been gone had left .
- By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone had already left .
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- Before she went to the station, the train has been gone had left .
- 3.
- When she went to the station, the train has been gone left/ had left .
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1.By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone had already left.
2. Before she went to the station, the trainhas been gone had left.
3. When she went to the station, the trainhas been gone left/ had left.
4. While Wh
2. Before she went to the station, the train
3. When she went to the station, the train
4.
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Hi, Doll.
Are you a native English speaker?
The #1 sentence was copied from a website. (helping people learn English)
Are you a native English speaker?
The #1 sentence was copied from a website. (helping people learn English)
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I am not a native speaker but if that English website says that sentence 1 is correct, I must say that it desn't help people learn English.
Anyway, I just tired to help it is better for you to wait for a native speaker. Maybe there is something I don't know either.
Anyway, I just tired to help it is better for you to wait for a native speaker. Maybe there is something I don't know either.
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i'm not a native speaker too, but i think "left" is make sense than "gone" as for trains, i don't know, waiting for teacher..
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Hi,
1. By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone.
2. Before she went to the station, the train has been gone.
3. When she went to the station, the train has been gone.
4. While she went to the station, the train has been gone.
Any differences in the sentences(1-4) above?
Doll is right. Sentence #1, and in fact a
1. By the time she went to the station, the train has been gone.
2. Before she went to the station, the train has been gone.
3. When she went to the station, the train has been gone.
4. While she went to the station, the train has been gone.
Any differences in the sentences(1-4) above?
Doll is right. Sentence #1, and in fact a
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1 and 4 are the same, and they are correct.
2. OK, but I'd say
The train (had already) departed before she went to the station. [had already is optional.]
3. Awkward. I'd say
When she got to the station, she found that the train had (already) departed. [already is optional.]
CJ
2. OK, but I'd say
The train (had already) departed before she went to the station. [had already is optional.]
3. Awkward. I'd say
When she got to the station, she found that the train had (already) departed. [already is optional.]
CJ
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