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Paul Evdokimov Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Past Perfect, Future in the Past Tenses
Here`s a question from the Macmillan`s Grammar Practice.
"Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form.
I ___(know) I _____ (do) well in my exams even before I _____ (receive) the official results."
The correct answer according to Macmillan is "knew_had done_received", which seems to be obvious but not the only option.
I mean, is it possible to use "had known_would do_received" to stress a) that I knew smth. in the earlier past than the past when the results arrived (which requires Past Perfect), b)my prediction of good results (Future in the Past)?
"Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form.
I ___(know) I _____ (do) well in my exams even before I _____ (receive) the official results."
The correct answer according to Macmillan is "knew_had done_received", which seems to be obvious but not the only option.
I mean, is it possible to use "had known_would do_received" to stress a) that I knew smth. in the earlier past than the past when the results arrived (which requires Past Perfect), b)my prediction of good results (Future in the Past)?
Top answer
: Or "I knew I would do well in my exams even before i had received the official results". Or I had known that I would do well in my exams even before I had received the official results" However, it's very difficult to choose correct tenses without the full context.
- : Or "I knew I would do well in my exams even before i had received the official results".
- Or I had known that I would do well in my exams even before I had received the official results" However, it's very difficult to choose correct tenses without the full context.
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In my opinion it should read:- "I knew I would do well in my exams even before I received the official results.: Or "I knew I would do well in my exams even before i had received the official results". Or I had known that I would do well in my exams even before I had received the official results"
However, it's very difficult to choose correct tenses without the full context.
However, it's very difficult to choose correct tenses without the full context.
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Hi teachers,
Wouldn't it be appropriate/correct if we said "I knew I had done well in my exams even before I received the official results.", please?
For e.g. I received the official results in May; I knew before that (before receiving the official results) that I had done well in my exams.
I am a little bit confused ab
Wouldn't it be appropriate/correct if we said "I knew I had done well in my exams even before I received the official results.", please?
For e.g. I received the official results in May; I knew before that (before receiving the official results) that I had done well in my exams.
I am a little bit confused ab
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Hi Laborious, yes, it would. I`ve indicated this from the start,
Look this way... It was the `earlier past`, I was just preparing for the e
I`m trying to find out, whether it`s ok to express another context and use another tense accordingly.
The correct answer according to Macmillan is "knew_had done_received", which seems to be obvious but not the only option.
Look this way... It was the `earlier past`, I was just preparing for the e
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