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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect continuous vs simple
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are the tenses correct in the sentence below?what is the different meaning?
1.before they reached the summit,they had fallen down every few meteres.
2.before they reached the summit,they had been falling down every few meteres.
are the tenses correct in the sentence below?what is the different meaning?
1.before they reached the summit,they had fallen down every few meteres.
2.before they reached the summit,they had been falling down every few meteres.
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#1 is not idiomatic, in my opinion. " #2 is okay. I assume they're not falling down in concert.
- #1 is not idiomatic, in my opinion.
- " #2 is okay.
- I assume they're not falling down in concert.
- " I realize you're trying to demonstrate the use of a prior event, but it seems awkward here.
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#1 is not idiomatic, in my opinion.
Perhaps, "Before he reached the summit, Jack had fallen down fifteen times."
#2 is okay. I assume they're not falling down in concert.
It would be more natural to say, "they were falling down every few meters."
I realize you're trying to demonstrate the use of a prior event, but it seems awkward here.
I could accep
Perhaps, "Before he reached the summit, Jack had fallen down fifteen times."
#2 is okay. I assume they're not falling down in concert.
It would be more natural to say, "they were falling down every few meters."
I realize you're trying to demonstrate the use of a prior event, but it seems awkward here.
I could accep
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