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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Hello, I would like to ask you about the following sentences.
Since it was raining, we did not go out.
Since it rained, we did not go out.
Since it had been raining, we did not go out.
Since it had rained, we did not go out.
Which of them are possible?
Thank you
Since it was raining, we did not go out.
Since it rained, we did not go out.
Since it had been raining, we did not go out.
Since it had rained, we did not go out.
Which of them are possible?
Thank you
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The first three are possible, depedning on contexts: Since it was raining, we did not go out. - This could be referred to yesterday when it was rainning none-stop all day.... Since it rained, we did not go out.
- The first three are possible, depedning on contexts: Since it was raining, we did not go out.
- - This could be referred to yesterday when it was rainning none-stop all day....
- Since it rained, we did not go out.
- - This simply described the recent rain that kept you insdie.
- - Syntactically, this one offers a sense of a long rain spell that has kept you from going out.
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The first three are possible, depedning on contexts:
Since it was raining, we did not go out. - This could be referred to yesterday when it was rainning none-stop all day....
Since it rained, we did not go out. - This simply described the recent rain that kept you insdie.
Since it had been raining, we did not go out.- Syntactically, this one offers a sense of a lo
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