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Sadee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

For three hours

I had been working for three hours when she came.
Doe it mean when she came, I continued to study more than 3 hours?
  

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Doe it mean when she came, I continued to study more than 3 hours? First you say "working". Then you say "studying".

— CalifJim

  • Doe it mean when she came, I continued to study more than 3 hours?
  • First you say "working".
  • Then you say "studying".
  • For a better comparison you should use the same verb in both examples.
  • In any case, supposing the verb were "work" in both sentences, no.
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SadeeI had been working for three hours when she came.Doe it mean when she came, I continued to study more than 3 hours?
First you say "working". Then you say "studying". For a better comparison you should use the same verb in both examples.

In any case, supposing the verb were "work" in both sentences, no. You worked for three hours and then she c
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It means when she came, I was studying and my studying continued to three hours.

That's what I understand.
Am I right?
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SadeeIt means when she came, I was studying and my studying continued to three hours.That's what I understand.Am I right?
No. What you wrote means you were studying when she came, and then you studied for three hours after she came. It does not mean that.

It means that you studied for three hours, and after that, she came.

CJ
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What's the difference between
I had studied for three hours when she came
I had been studying...
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SadeeI had studied for three hours when she came
This one could mean that the three hours were finished and more time had passed before she finally arrived.
SadeeI had been studying...
This is more likely to mean that the three hours occurred immediately before her arrival.

CJ
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