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Zhek Blackout Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
past perfect simple
well I have just read in my english book the following sentence.
¨She started driving before he had fastened his seatbelt¨,
my question is, I have understood past perfect is utilised to make reference to a prior action than the one in past simple.
here in this sentence I observe the opposite, now that;
She started driving (before):this indicate that was prior but it is in past simple and right after: he had fastened his seatbelt
¨She started driving before he had fastened his seatbelt¨,
my question is, I have understood past perfect is utilised to make reference to a prior action than the one in past simple.
here in this sentence I observe the opposite, now that;
She started driving (before):this indicate that was prior but it is in past simple and right after: he had fastened his seatbelt
Top answer
The context is important to know whether he actually did fasten his seatbelt. If the next sentence tells us that the car was struck by another vehicle killing them both, it needs to be answered. Consider this event: She started driving and was hit by another vehicle before he had fastened his seatbelt.
- The context is important to know whether he actually did fasten his seatbelt.
- If the next sentence tells us that the car was struck by another vehicle killing them both, it needs to be answered.
- Consider this event: She started driving and was hit by another vehicle before he had fastened his seatbelt.
- The question: did he ever fasten his seatbelt?
- ) Compare with: She started driving and he had barely fastened his seatbelt before they were hit by another vehicle.
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The context is important to know whether he actually did fasten his seatbelt. If the next sentence tells us that the car was struck by another vehicle killing them both, it needs to be answered.
Consider this event: She started driving and was hit by another vehicle before he had fastened his seatbelt. The question: did he ever fasten his seatbelt?
Consider this event: She started driving and was hit by another vehicle before he had fastened his seatbelt. The question: did he ever fasten his seatbelt?
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Zhek BlackoutShe started driving before he had fastened his seatbeltSee
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CalifJimSee past perfect in dependent clauseBefore I had finished reading your entire post, I thought of posting a sentence to see if Iunderstood what I read.
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LaboriousBefore I had finished reading your entire post, I thought of posting a sentence to see if I understood what I read.
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