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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Past perf cont with simple present

Hi Everyone,

I would like to clarify that the following sentence is correct:

'Sue is exhausted because she had been cleaning the house all morning.'

Thanks
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Cup cake I would like to clarify that the following sentence is correct: It is not right. These are your choices: Sue was exhausted because she was cleaning the house all morning. Sue was exhausted because she had been cleaning the house all morning.

— Mister Micawber

  • Cup cake I would like to clarify that the following sentence is correct: It is not right.
  • These are your choices: Sue was exhausted because she was cleaning the house all morning.
  • Sue was exhausted because she had been cleaning the house all morning.
  • Sue is exhausted because she was cleaning the house all morning.
  • Sue is exhausted because she has been cleaning the house all morning.
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Cup cakeI would like to clarify that the following sentence is correct:
It is not right. These are your choices:

Sue was exhausted because she was cleaning the house all morning.
Sue was exhausted because she had been cleaning the house all morning.
Sue is exhausted because she was cleaning the house all morning.
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Thank you Mr. M. Emotion: paradise

Why does a student question, sometimes, put me into a spin?

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No, I get confused too sometimes. Just have a look through my old threads.
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