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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past or past perfect in this sentence?
How would you say this sentence?
- I had (had) my braces on when I worked here.
Thank you
- I had (had) my braces on when I worked here.
Thank you
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alc24 - I had (had) my braces on when I worked here. There's very little justification showing for past perfect. It's true that "worked" is simple past, but the phrase "when I worked" describes the entire tenure.
- alc24 - I had (had) my braces on when I worked here.
- There's very little justification showing for past perfect.
- It's true that "worked" is simple past, but the phrase "when I worked" describes the entire tenure.
- I suppose if you wish to assert that you wore braces prior to working there, it would be possible to use the past perfect.
- But in my opinion, without more context, this would not be understood.
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alc24- I had (had) my braces on when I worked here.There's very little justification showing for past perfect.
It's true that "worked" is simple past, but the phrase "when I worked" describes the entire tenure.
I suppose if you wish to assert that you wore braces prior to working there, it would be possible to use the past perfect. But in my opi
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