Is "Has long ago been~" Grammatical?
Pruetz gets back to the village so late that her portion has long ago been fed to the dogs.
Could you tell me if this is grammatical? I think it should be "has long before been".
Practical English Usage by Michael Swan says:
I met that woman in Scotland three years ago. (NOT... three years before)
vs. When we got talking, I found out that I had been at school with her husband ten years before. (NOT...ten years ago)
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anonymous Pruetz gets back to the village It seems this story is being told in the present tense, so 'ago' is fine. Note also the difference here: has long ago been fed had been at school ... ten years before CJ
- anonymous Pruetz gets back to the village It seems this story is being told in the present tense, so 'ago' is fine.
- Note also the difference here: has long ago been fed had been at school ...
- ten years before CJ
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anonymousPruetz gets back to the village
It seems this story is being told in the present tense, so 'ago' is fine.
Note also the difference here:
has long ago been fed
had been at school ... ten years before
CJ
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