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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

past perfect

hello

Jack Williams was 16 years old in 1940. He lived with his family in a small house in Leeds. Tom had a job in a factory. He had worked there since he was 14.
it means that he had been working or worked(what is the difference?) for 2 years . Would have been possible to write "he was working there since he was 14"because he was still at the factory in 1940 or as it is a duration you are obliged to use past perfect

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Anonymous It means that he had been working or worked ( what is the difference? ) there for 2 years. No difference.

  • Anonymous It means that he had been working or worked ( what is the difference?
  • ) there for 2 years.
  • No difference.
  • Anonymous Would it have been possible to write "He was working there since he was 14"?
  • No.
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AnonymousIt means that he had been working or worked (what is the difference?) there for 2 years.
No difference.
AnonymousWould it have been possible to write "He was working there since he was 14"?
No.
Anonymousare you obliged to use the past perfect?
Yes. Likewise, you would have

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