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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Help identifying tense
Hello,
Please could someone help me identify the tense of this quote? I have past continuous and past perfect continuous mixed up.
"It was Mrs Ramsay reading to James"
Many thanks.
Please could someone help me identify the tense of this quote? I have past continuous and past perfect continuous mixed up.
"It was Mrs Ramsay reading to James"
Many thanks.
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Anonymous "It was Mrs Ramsay reading to James" was - simple past. reading is part of a non-finite clause. There is no tense associated with it.
- Anonymous "It was Mrs Ramsay reading to James" was - simple past.
- reading is part of a non-finite clause.
- There is no tense associated with it.
- CJ
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Anonymous"It was Mrs Ramsay reading to James"was - simple past.
reading is part of a non-finite clause. There is no tense associated with it.
CJ
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The verb is simple past: 'was'.
'Reading' is a nonfinite participle heading the dependent clause 'reading to James'.
'Reading' is a nonfinite participle heading the dependent clause 'reading to James'.
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