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had been in / were
When we ..... in Paris, we went sightseeing.
had been - were
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had been - were
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Anonymous When we ..... in Paris, we went sightseeing. had been - wereThanks were CJ
- Anonymous When we .....
- in Paris, we went sightseeing.
- had been - wereThanks were CJ
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Anonymous When we ..... in Paris, we went sightseeing. had been - wereThankswere
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"When we were in Paris, we went sightseeing" implies that you went sightseeing in Paris.
"When we had been in Paris, we went sightseeing" implies that you went sightseeing after you left Paris.
"When we had been in Paris, we went sightseeing" implies that you went sightseeing after you left Paris.
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Monox D. I-Fly"When we had been in Paris, we went sightseeing" implies that you went sightseeing after you left Paris.No, that is completely wrong. "had been" is ungrammatical in that sentence.
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When we were in Paris, we went sightseeing.
Since / After we had been (had lived) in Paris for six years, we decided we should do some sightseeing.
You need a time expression to make a clear time sequence of the two past events.
"When" is possible, but more common are "since" or "after."
Since / After we had been (had lived) in Paris for six years, we decided we should do some sightseeing.
You need a time expression to make a clear time sequence of the two past events.
"When" is possible, but more common are "since" or "after."
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