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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Past ot perfect
Hi.
I saw a big old house last year. I was surprised to find out that the house was built 100 years ago.
I saw a big old house last year. I was surprised to find out that the house had been built 99 years before.
Do both the above sentences mean the same?
I saw a big old house last year. I was surprised to find out that the house was built 100 years ago.
I saw a big old house last year. I was surprised to find out that the house had been built 99 years before.
Do both the above sentences mean the same?
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Persian Learner Do both the above sentences mean the same? Yes, they do. Because the word 'surprise' is in the context, perhaps past perfect is the better choice in its function as an emphatic past form.
- Persian Learner Do both the above sentences mean the same?
- Yes, they do.
- Because the word 'surprise' is in the context, perhaps past perfect is the better choice in its function as an emphatic past form.
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Persian LearnerDo both the above sentences mean the same?Yes, they do. Because the word 'surprise' is in the context, perhaps past perfect is the better choice in its function as an emphatic past form.
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