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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
PAST PERFECT
Big purge time. Lots of doubles I had been saving, some great stuff and some indie drivel, still, theres gonna be something there for you.
I don't understand why past perfect for had been saving.I think to use past perfect the author should have written
I had been saving until I decided to sell it
THank you for your answer
I don't understand why past perfect for had been saving.I think to use past perfect the author should have written
I had been saving until I decided to sell it
THank you for your answer
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I agree with you, sort of. This is very casual stuff. "Big purge time" has no verb, so it has no tense.
- I agree with you, sort of.
- This is very casual stuff.
- "Big purge time" has no verb, so it has no tense.
- Is he referring to the present activity of throwing stuff out, or the decision he made shortly before the activity began?
- He may have used the past perfect advisedly.
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I agree with you, sort of.
This is very casual stuff. "Big purge time" has no verb, so it has no tense.
Is he referring to the present activity of throwing stuff out, or the decision he made shortly before the activity began?
He may have used the past perfect advisedly. By using it, he implies that this activity has been going on for a while, and he had been saving th
This is very casual stuff. "Big purge time" has no verb, so it has no tense.
Is he referring to the present activity of throwing stuff out, or the decision he made shortly before the activity began?
He may have used the past perfect advisedly. By using it, he implies that this activity has been going on for a while, and he had been saving th
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