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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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past perfect continuous
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00 It is known to me that a past perfect continuous emphasize duration and not whether it is finished or not. 02 br
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00 He had been waiting for Nancy for three hours before she arrived yesterday. -- See, Had the part underlined been a past perfect the past perfect there would have been optional since the word 'before' shows the time frame involved clearly; but why that doesn't do the job for this? 02 br
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00 Were it a past perfect this would be good I think: He had waited (or waited) for Nancy for three hours before she arrived yesterday. 02 br
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00 Jane put some lotion on her face because she had been lying in the sun. -- Are you able to read the fact that Jane put the lotion on her after 01 u 00 she finished sunbathing 02 u 00 from this? Did she finish sunbathing before she put on the lotion? 0-
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00 It is known to me that a past perfect continuous emphasize duration and not whether it is finished or not. 02 br
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00 He had been waiting for Nancy for three hours before she arrived yesterday. -- See, Had the part underlined been a past perfect the past perfect there would have been optional since the word 'before' shows the time frame involved clearly; but why that doesn't do the job for this? 02 br
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00 Were it a past perfect this would be good I think: He had waited (or waited) for Nancy for three hours before she arrived yesterday. 02 br
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00 Jane put some lotion on her face because she had been lying in the sun. -- Are you able to read the fact that Jane put the lotion on her after 01 u 00 she finished sunbathing 02 u 00 from this? Did she finish sunbathing before she put on the lotion? 0-
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0 Put some care in separating your example sentences (even better, italicize them) of your comments/questions, to make the whole more readable. 0-
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0 Put some care in separating your example sentences (even better, italicize them) of your comments/questions, to make the whole more readable. 0-
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0 Thank you. I did make some changes to its outer appearance and its content. 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 This has two questions. 02 br
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00 It is known to me that a past perfect continuous emphasize (should be 'emphasizes') duration and not whether it is finished or not. 02 br
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01 i 00 1. He had been waiting fo
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 This has two questions. 02 br
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00 It is known to me that a past perfect continuous emphasize (should be 'emphasizes') duration and not whether it is finished or not. 02 br
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01 i 00 1. He had been waiting fo
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 11 i 10 2. Jane put some lotion on her face because she had been lying in the sun. 12 i 10 -- Are you able to read the fact that Jane put the lotion on her after 11 u 10 she finished sunbathing 12 u 10 from this? Did she finish sunbathing before she put on the lotion? 12 blockquote
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