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Olive file 673 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Past continuous instead of past perfect
he had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017. Would it be possible to say he was suffering from ill health throughout 2017?
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Both are good sentences, but they would be used in different circumstances. Mr. Smith died yesterday.
- Both are good sentences, but they would be used in different circumstances.
- Mr.
- Smith died yesterday.
- He had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017.
- Mr.
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Both are good sentences, but they would be used in different circumstances.
Mr. Smith died yesterday. He had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017.
Mr. Smith lost a lot of weight last year. He was suffering from ill health throughout 2017.
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