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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Know/date
Could you confirm whether all of the following sentences are okay?
1A. He had known her for three years when he got married with her.
1B. They got married when they knew each other for three years.
1C. They got married after they had known each other for three years.
Can I replace 'knew' and 'had know' with 'dated' and 'had dated' respectively in the above setneces?
1A. He had known her for three years when he got married with her.
1B. They got married when they knew each other for three years.
1C. They got married after they had known each other for three years.
Can I replace 'knew' and 'had know' with 'dated' and 'had dated' respectively in the above setneces?
Top answer
Sorry, 'had know' shoud be 'had known' in the second question. It's a typo.
- Sorry, 'had know' shoud be 'had known' in the second question.
- It's a typo.
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Sorry, 'had know' shoud be 'had known' in the second question. It's a typo.
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1A. He had known her for three years when he got married to her. (with is not OK with me).
1B. They got married when they knew each other for three years. (knew is a point in past time rather than a continuing period.)
1C. They got married after they had known each other for three years. Correct.
2A. He had dated her for three years when he got m
1B. They got married when they knew each other for three years. (knew is a point in past time rather than a continuing period.)
1C. They got married after they had known each other for three years. Correct.
2A. He had dated her for three years when he got m
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lucas21c1A. He had known her for three years when heHe had known her for three years when he married her. You don't need "got" or "with". They are superfluous.gotmarriedwithher.
lucas21c1B. They got married when they knew each other for three years.This is awkward.
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