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Wisdom27 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

meaning of "was or had been"

Dear all,
He has been with me for ten years. This means, I think he is still with me.
He was not with me for ten years.
He had not been with me for ten years. What is the meaning difference with these two sentences.
Thank you.
  

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He has been with me for ten years. -- Yes, or he recently left. -- At some 10-year period in the past, he was not there.

— Mister Micawber

  • He has been with me for ten years.
  • -- Yes, or he recently left.
  • -- At some 10-year period in the past, he was not there.
  • -- At some 10-year period in the past, he was not there, b ut he was with her at a later time in the past.
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He has been with me for ten years. This means, I think he is still with me.-- Yes, or he recently left.
He was not with me for ten years.-- At some 10-year period in the past, he was not there.
He had not been with me for ten years.-- At some 10-year period in the past, he was not there, but he was with her at a later time in the past.
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