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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Is this past continuous/ progressive tense?
I'm trying to remeber what the tense/ grammar structure is called for a sentance like:
"Swallowing his pride, Jack apologized to Sally"
"As he swallowed his pride, Jack apologized to Sally"
I tried looking up past continuous online but it said it would be more like:
"While Jack swallowed his pride, Sally waited for an apology"
"Sally was waiting for an apology, when Jack finally swallowed his pride"
"Swallowing his pride, Jack apologized to Sally"
"As he swallowed his pride, Jack apologized to Sally"
I tried looking up past continuous online but it said it would be more like:
"While Jack swallowed his pride, Sally waited for an apology"
"Sally was waiting for an apology, when Jack finally swallowed his pride"
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Anonymous "Swallowing his pride, Jack apologized to Sally" Are you looking for the term "participial construction"? The past continuous would be "Jack was swallowing his pride" or "Jack was apologizing to Sally". CJ
- Anonymous "Swallowing his pride, Jack apologized to Sally" Are you looking for the term "participial construction"?
- The past continuous would be "Jack was swallowing his pride" or "Jack was apologizing to Sally".
- CJ
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Anonymous"Swallowing his pride, Jack apologized to Sally"Are you looking for the term "participial construction"?
The past continuous would be "Jack was swallowing his pride" or "Jack was apologizing to Sally".
CJ
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