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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect vs. past tense?

Before I left home to work in another city two years ago, I had been helping my son with his school work. At the time, he had been studying to enter a private junior high school. He just passed the exam this year and is in junior high now.
  

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Before I left home to work in another city two years ago, I was helping my son with his school work. At the time, he was studying to enter a private junior high school. He just passed the exam this year and is in junior high now.

  • Before I left home to work in another city two years ago, I was helping my son with his school work.
  • At the time, he was studying to enter a private junior high school.
  • He just passed the exam this year and is in junior high now.
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Before I left home to work in another city two years ago, I was helping my son with his school work. At the time, he was studying to enter a private junior high school. He just passed the exam this year and is in junior high now.

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