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Aya-san Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
From my English textbook
"I had been to the dentist's when you called me up."
Where was "I" when there was a phone-call? at home or dentist?
Where was "I" when there was a phone-call? at home or dentist?
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I would say you were at home (after having gone to the dentist's). However, had it said, "I had been at the dentist's when you called me up", I would have said you were at the dentist's when there was a phone call. CJ
- I would say you were at home (after having gone to the dentist's).
- However, had it said, "I had been at the dentist's when you called me up", I would have said you were at the dentist's when there was a phone call.
- CJ
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I would say you were at home (after having gone to the dentist's).
However, had it said, "I had been atthe dentist's when you called me up", I would have said you were at the dentist's when there was a phone call.
However, had it said, "I had been atthe dentist's when you called me up", I would have said you were at the dentist's when there was a phone call.
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CalifJimI would say you were at home (after having gone to the dentist's).
However, had it said, "I had been atthe dentist's when you called me up", I would have said you were at the dentist's when there was a phone call.
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Aya-san"I had been to the dentist's when you called me up."You were not at the dentist's any longer.
Where was "I" when there was a phone-call? at home or dentist?
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Otherwise:
I had gone to the dentist's when you called me up.
This means that you weren't at home.
I had gone to the dentist's when you called me up.
This means that you weren't at home.
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Sell that English text and buy a new one if possible. That sentence is appalling.
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