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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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Past perfect?

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00I'm not sure about the use of past perfect here, can you please check it? The context of this sentence is in present simple (the author describes how her life looks like).02br
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01font00Guests leave, and the bones that they had gnawed are left on the stove for days. 02font02br
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0No, I would omit the01b 01i 00 had02i 02b 00. No call for past perfect here. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0No, I would omit the01b 01i 00 had02i 02b 00.
  • No call for past perfect here.
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0No, I would omit the01b01i00 had02i02b00. No call for past perfect here. 01b01i00Have02i02b00 would be a good subsitute.0-
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0 Thank you Mister Micawber. 0-
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01cite10Antonija12cite10Hello!12br
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11font10Guests leave, and the bones that they had
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