0
PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
My friend
My friend Jerome was telling me about the military and he said:
I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during?
Or should it be:
I've been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - Correct?
I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during?
Or should it be:
I've been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - Correct?
Top answer
Hi, My friend Jerome was telling me about the military and he said: I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during? You need to ask Jerome why he used the Past Perfect.
- Hi, My friend Jerome was telling me about the military and he said: I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation.
- - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during?
- You need to ask Jerome why he used the Past Perfect.
- It sounds like the calling action happened before something else that this sentence does not tell us about.
- Or should it be: I've been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
Hi,
My friend Jerome was telling me about the military and he said:
I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during?
You need to ask Jerome why he used the Past Perfect. It sounds like the calling action happened befo
My friend Jerome was telling me about the military and he said:
I had been called horrible things when I was in the military but it was for motivation. - so does this mean that he was called horrible things before he entered the military or during?
You need to ask Jerome why he used the Past Perfect. It sounds like the calling action happened befo
00
Hey Clive, thank you for your instructions.
Could you tell me if this sentence works:
"I've been called so many names in New York, so to me name calling is just ridiculous and unimportant."
Would it be okay to use the quote above while talking to a friend in Mississippi if I no longer live in New York?
Thanks again.
Could you tell me if this sentence works:
"I've been called so many names in New York, so to me name calling is just ridiculous and unimportant."
Would it be okay to use the quote above while talking to a friend in Mississippi if I no longer live in New York?
Thanks again.
00
Hi,
Could you tell me if this sentence works:
"I've been called so many names in New York, so to me name calling is just ridiculous and unimportant."
Would it be okay to use the quote above while talking to a friend in Mississippi if I no longer live in New York?
I wouldn't. It sounds like you still live there.
If you don't still live there, say
Could you tell me if this sentence works:
"I've been called so many names in New York, so to me name calling is just ridiculous and unimportant."
Would it be okay to use the quote above while talking to a friend in Mississippi if I no longer live in New York?
I wouldn't. It sounds like you still live there.
If you don't still live there, say
0
Related Questions