Past perfect by the time
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Can someone explain to me why the answer to the 1st exercise is
'By the time the firemen had arrived/arrived, the house was ablaze...'
Why past perfect after 'by the time' and past simple in the second part of the sentence.
I'd say it should be 'had been ablaze'.
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' Why past perfect after 'by the time ' I see no reason for the Past Perfect here. It's just a simple reference to a point in the past, so use Simple Past. eg 'By the time the firemen arrived .
- ' Why past perfect after 'by the time ' I see no reason for the Past Perfect here.
- It's just a simple reference to a point in the past, so use Simple Past.
- eg 'By the time the firemen arrived .
- ' and past simple in the second part of the sentence.
- I'd say it should be 'had been ablaze'.
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Can someone explain to me why the answer to the 1st exercise is
'By the time the firemen had arrived/arrived, the house was ablaze...'
Why past perfect after 'by the time' I see no reason for the Past Perfect here. It's just a simple reference to a point in the past, so use Simple Past. eg 'By the time the firemen arrived . . .'
and past simple in the second part of th
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