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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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past simple and past perfect
"I saw Gary Dale when I was in town. I hadn't seen him for ten years."
We use past perfect for action that happen first, why I hadn't seen him for ten years use past perfect, my students ask me, I was in town is first action why I han't seen him for ten years is first action??? can you help me
We use past perfect for action that happen first, why I hadn't seen him for ten years use past perfect, my students ask me, I was in town is first action why I han't seen him for ten years is first action??? can you help me
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The first action is seeing Gary for the first time. The second action is being in town and seeing him again.
- The first action is seeing Gary for the first time.
- The second action is being in town and seeing him again.
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The first action is seeing Gary for the first time. The second action is being in town and seeing him again.
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Anonymous"I saw Gary Dale when I was in town. I hadn't seen him for ten years."We use past perfect for action that happen first, why I hadn't seen him for ten years use past perfect, my students ask me, I was in town is first action why I han't seen him for ten years is first action??? can you help meX - the moment of speaking; the present moment
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