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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can both tenses be used here?

The telephone had been ringing (was ringing), but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.
  

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I think 'had been' is the only choice there.

  • I think 'had been' is the only choice there.
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I think 'had been' is the only choice there.

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