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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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past perfect
hello teacher
I 've seen that in an exercise and don't understand the answer, could you help please
By the time I reached Berlin, .......... tired of driving ( already be)
I answered By the time I reached Berlin, I had already been tired
of driving and it was wrong .The correct answer was by the time I reached Berlin I was already tired of driving.
To me it was before I had reached berlin than I was tired, not when I was in Berlin .
May be both are correct, let me know what do you think
Thank for your answer
I 've seen that in an exercise and don't understand the answer, could you help please
By the time I reached Berlin, .......... tired of driving ( already be)
I answered By the time I reached Berlin, I had already been tired
of driving and it was wrong .The correct answer was by the time I reached Berlin I was already tired of driving.
To me it was before I had reached berlin than I was tired, not when I was in Berlin .
May be both are correct, let me know what do you think
Thank for your answer
Top answer
I'd say that your choice is not incorrect, as you indicate you were tired before you reached Berlin; but it's not natural. A native speaker would find another way to make that point. The sentence begins by establishing a particular point in time.
- I'd say that your choice is not incorrect, as you indicate you were tired before you reached Berlin; but it's not natural.
- A native speaker would find another way to make that point.
- The sentence begins by establishing a particular point in time.
- We want to know what's happening at that point, not what happened at some previous point.
- You could use "had" to describe some continuous action: By the time I reached Berlin, I had already used up my supply of NoDoze.
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I'd say that your choice is not incorrect, as you indicate you were tired before you reached Berlin;
but it's not natural. A native speaker would find another way to make that point.
The sentence begins by establishing a particular point in time. We want to know what's happening at that point, not what happened at some previous point.
You could use "had" to describe some co
but it's not natural. A native speaker would find another way to make that point.
The sentence begins by establishing a particular point in time. We want to know what's happening at that point, not what happened at some previous point.
You could use "had" to describe some co
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