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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
did not eat / had not eaten
Can I say,
John woke up early in the morning. He went up to the hills. Along the way , he saw a old man. He was as skinny as his bones, because he did not eat / had not eaten for many days.
John woke up early in the morning. He went up to the hills. Along the way , he saw a old man. He was as skinny as his bones, because he did not eat / had not eaten for many days.
Top answer
Hi, Say 'had not eaten'. Clive
- Hi, Say 'had not eaten'.
- Clive
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Hi. did not eat is in the simple past which requires a specific date?
so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?
is my explanation correct? thanks
so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?
is my explanation correct? thanks
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Hi,
did not eat is in the simple past which requires a specific date?
so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?
is my explanation correct?
Generally speaking, that's true.
But it's better to think of it this way. The Past Perfect shows that a past event has importance at some later time in the past.
eg When I saw th
did not eat is in the simple past which requires a specific date?
so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?
is my explanation correct?
Generally speaking, that's true.
But it's better to think of it this way. The Past Perfect shows that a past event has importance at some later time in the past.
eg When I saw th
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Vincent TeoAlong the way , he saw a old manOne minor point: an old man
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I think it should be "had not eaten" because of the sentnce stared with past.
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