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Cho7712 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
over ... perfect tense
Ex. Over the next few years, we became best friends.
I found this sentence in the EFL textbook.
In my opinion, 'over' explicitly indicates certain duration, which requires the perfect tense. So 'had become' seems more appropriate. What do you think about it?
I found this sentence in the EFL textbook.
In my opinion, 'over' explicitly indicates certain duration, which requires the perfect tense. So 'had become' seems more appropriate. What do you think about it?
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No, "became" is correct. "Over the next few years, we had become best friends" does not seem a likely thing to say. However, "Over the previous few years we had become friends" is possible.
- No, "became" is correct.
- "Over the next few years, we had become best friends" does not seem a likely thing to say.
- However, "Over the previous few years we had become friends" is possible.
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No, "became" is correct. "Over the next few years, we had become best friends" does not seem a likely thing to say. However, "Over the previous few years we had become friends" is possible.
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The phrase "over the next few years" does not normally have the "looking further back in time" aspect that would call for use of the past perfect. I cannot say that it is completely impossible, but I am struggling to think of a situation in which it would be used.
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