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Layla1234 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect continuous or past continuous
Is it gramatically correct?
What nice weather.
what should I use here in this gap and why?
I am glad he got that job. He..................... for ages.
a)had been looking
b) was looking
Thanks in advance.
layla
What nice weather.
what should I use here in this gap and why?
I am glad he got that job. He..................... for ages.
a)had been looking
b) was looking
Thanks in advance.
layla
Top answer
Hi, Since you've used past simple(got), you need past perfect to refer to another action before it. So "a" would be the right choice. Cheers, Iman
- Hi, Since you've used past simple(got), you need past perfect to refer to another action before it.
- So "a" would be the right choice.
- Cheers, Iman
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Hi,
Since you've used past simple(got), you need past perfect to refer to another action before it.
So "a" would be the right choice.
Cheers,
Iman
Since you've used past simple(got), you need past perfect to refer to another action before it.
So "a" would be the right choice.
Cheers,
Iman
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