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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"no sooner.... than...."
Is it a must to use past perfect in the expression "no sooner.... than...."?
Ex.: no sooner had they entered the house than the phone rang.
Is it possible to use past simple instead of past perfect in such cases?
Is there any difference in usage of tenses in this expression in American and British English?
Thank you in advance!
Ex.: no sooner had they entered the house than the phone rang.
Is it possible to use past simple instead of past perfect in such cases?
Is there any difference in usage of tenses in this expression in American and British English?
Thank you in advance!
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TinaMr Is it possible to use past simple instead of past perfect in such cases? Not in careful grammar. TinaMr Is there any difference in usage of tenses in this expression in American and British English?
- TinaMr Is it possible to use past simple instead of past perfect in such cases?
- Not in careful grammar.
- TinaMr Is there any difference in usage of tenses in this expression in American and British English?
- I am unaware of any.
- Perhaps a BrE speaker will enlighten me.
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TinaMrIs it possible to use past simple instead of past perfect in such cases?Not in careful grammar.
TinaMrIs there any difference in usage of tenses in this expression in American and British English?I am unaware of any. Perhaps a BrE speaker will enlighten me.
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