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Zuoping Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Past participle
I eat a slice of bread every morning ( simple present tense)
I ate a slice of bread yesterday morning (simple past tense)
I am eating a slice of bread ( present participle)
I have eaten a slice of bread ( past participle)
My question is for past participle, why is it not " I had eaten a slice of bread " ?
I ate a slice of bread yesterday morning (simple past tense)
I am eating a slice of bread ( present participle)
I have eaten a slice of bread ( past participle)
My question is for past participle, why is it not " I had eaten a slice of bread " ?
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Hi 'Had' would be used there if your action was interrupted or it lead on to something else that also happened in the past - I started breakfast and had eaten a slice of bread, when my brother phoned - I felt ill at midday, I'm not sure why - I had eaten a slice of bread earlier Dave
- Hi 'Had' would be used there if your action was interrupted or it lead on to something else that also happened in the past - I started breakfast and had eaten a slice of bread, when my brother phoned - I felt ill at midday, I'm not sure why - I had eaten a slice of bread earlier Dave
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Hi
'Had' would be used there if your action was interrupted or it lead on to something else that also happened in the past
- I started breakfast and had eaten a slice of bread, when my brother phoned
- I felt ill at midday, I'm not sure why - I had eaten a slice of bread earlier
Dave
'Had' would be used there if your action was interrupted or it lead on to something else that also happened in the past
- I started breakfast and had eaten a slice of bread, when my brother phoned
- I felt ill at midday, I'm not sure why - I had eaten a slice of bread earlier
Dave
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