English language grammar
Which of these 2 is correct:
"They had been married for two years when his wife died.", or
"They were married for two years when his wife died.
The thing is, i do not really understand the difference between past perfect + past (used when a certain action happened before other action), and past continuous + past simple (also quite used when we want to express the duration of some action is interrupted by other action).
The first one looks correct, since it has a duration (two years), but the second one could be correct since it has interruption of that action?
Top answer
" Both are correct grammatically. Most native speakers would use the past perfect since it emphasizes the time when they were a married couple.
- " Both are correct grammatically.
- Most native speakers would use the past perfect since it emphasizes the time when they were a married couple.
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Peter5442"They had been married for two years when his wife died."
Both are correct grammatically. Most native speakers would use the past perfect since it emphasizes the time when they were a married couple.
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