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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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When I got to Alex's house, two of my friends had already been there.
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It's possible.
- It's possible.
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teechrIt's possible.I meant to say they were there before I got there. is it still correct?
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If they 'had already been there', they were no longer there when you arrived.
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fivejedjonIf they 'had already been there', they were no longer there when you arrived.teechr is wrong then?
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fivejedjonNo. I was just clarifying one point.Which one is correct then? Your responses contradict each other.
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Anonymousteechr is wrong then?Teechr is correct.
Your friends were there before you arrived.
5JJ is correct.
Your friends were there and departed before you arrived.
5JJ was filling in the extra information that you did not ask about.
You did not ask if you and your friends all were there together at the same time.
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When I got to Alex's house, two of my friends had already been there.
(They arrived at Alex's house and left. I did not see them when I got there, but somebody told me that they had already been there (and left).)
When I got to Alex's house, two of my friends were already there.
(And all of us were then together at Alex's house.)
When I got to Ale
(They arrived at Alex's house and left. I did not see them when I got there, but somebody told me that they had already been there (and left).)
When I got to Alex's house, two of my friends were already there.
(And all of us were then together at Alex's house.)
When I got to Ale
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