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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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structure: what is the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences
a) when he arrived, we had eaten dinner
b) when he arrived, we ate dinner.
a) when he arrived, we had eaten dinner
b) when he arrived, we ate dinner.
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Do you see that "Shift" key on your keyboard? I think you need to learn to use it! a) .....
- Do you see that "Shift" key on your keyboard?
- I think you need to learn to use it!
- a) .....
- we had eaten dinner ...........
- [present moment].......
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Do you see that "Shift" key on your keyboard? I think you need to learn to use it! 
a)
..... we had eaten dinner
a)
..... we had eaten dinner
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Hi,
Here's another way to look at it.
Assume he arrived at 6 pm.
a) when he arrived, we had eaten dinner We ate dinner before 6 pm.
b) when he arrived, we ate dinner. We ate dinner after 6 pm.
Clive
Here's another way to look at it.
Assume he arrived at 6 pm.
a) when he arrived, we had eaten dinner We ate dinner before 6 pm.
b) when he arrived, we ate dinner. We ate dinner after 6 pm.
Clive
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