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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect
hi
Here is a text and I dont undestand the use of a past perfect (had got put up)
I lived around the corner of Dan Treacy and even though we went to the same grammar school, we had never really spoken to each other .That is until we had got up in the same classes at fourth form.
I do understand very well the first past perfect but the second not
completly
Would it be possible to write
We had never really spoken to each other until we were in the same classes at fourth form because that the meaning of the sentence.
Does the original sentence mean they had not been in the same classes yet, so, it was before the fourth form, but it is a bit strange cause there is until which means there was a change at that point
It is a little bit complicated that is until..........
Here is a text and I dont undestand the use of a past perfect (had got put up)
I lived around the corner of Dan Treacy and even though we went to the same grammar school, we had never really spoken to each other .That is until we had got up in the same classes at fourth form.
I do understand very well the first past perfect but the second not
completly
Would it be possible to write
We had never really spoken to each other until we were in the same classes at fourth form because that the meaning of the sentence.
Does the original sentence mean they had not been in the same classes yet, so, it was before the fourth form, but it is a bit strange cause there is until which means there was a change at that point
It is a little bit complicated that is until..........
Top answer
They didn't speak much to each other until (before) they were assigned to the same classes. " At this time they were placed in the same classes, and began speaking to each other. " Anonymous Would it be possible to write We had never really spoken to each other until we were in the same classes at fourth form Yes.
- They didn't speak much to each other until (before) they were assigned to the same classes.
- " At this time they were placed in the same classes, and began speaking to each other.
- " Anonymous Would it be possible to write We had never really spoken to each other until we were in the same classes at fourth form Yes.
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They didn't speak much to each other until (before) they were assigned to the same classes.
Yes, the "change" occurred "at [the beginning of] fourth form."
At this time they were placed in the same classes, and began speaking to each other.
"didn't do something until X" has the same meaning in this case as "didn't do something before X."
Yes, the "change" occurred "at [the beginning of] fourth form."
At this time they were placed in the same classes, and began speaking to each other.
"didn't do something until X" has the same meaning in this case as "didn't do something before X."
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