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Mohamad Ahmad Posted 6 years ago
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How long was she married

How long ... to Terry ? She ... to him for three years.

has she married ... has married \

was she married ... was married \ did she marry ... married \ she married ... married

Also according to the page, which I mentioned in the previous post, the correct choice is:

was she married ... was married why not the first choice ?

  

Top answer

Let's consider this scenario more closely. On 1/Jan/2000 Mary married Terry. ) On 1/Jan/2002 we can say Mary has been married for 2 years.

  • Let's consider this scenario more closely.
  • On 1/Jan/2000 Mary married Terry.
  • ) On 1/Jan/2002 we can say Mary has been married for 2 years.
  • ) On 1/Jan/2003 Mary divorced Terry.
  • On 1/Jan/2005 we can say Mary was married to Terry for 3 years.
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Let's consider this scenario more closely.

On 1/Jan/2000 Mary married Terry. (This refers to the action of getting married.)

On 1/Jan/2002 we can say Mary has been married for 2 years. (This refers to the state of being married.)

On 1/Jan/2003 Mary divorced Terry.

On 1/Jan/2005 we can say Mary was married to Terry for 3 years. But we can't

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None of you could give excellent explanation

How long ... to Terry ? She ... to him for three years.

a. has she been married ... has been married would have been correct

b. was she married ... was married is right: How lo

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