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Sabyakgp Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Please correct this sentence.

Hello Friends,

Could someone please let me know whether the below sentence is correct or not.

As I had been working on a critical problem till two days ago I picked up your problem yersterday.

Thanks

Sabya
  

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Hi Sabyakgp It seems OK to me. I would add a comma after ago , but that is just my preference. Cheers CB EDIT: You could also say: As I worked...

— Cool Breeze

  • Hi Sabyakgp It seems OK to me.
  • I would add a comma after ago , but that is just my preference.
  • Cheers CB EDIT: You could also say: As I worked...
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Hi Sabyakgp

It seems OK to me. I would add a comma after ago, but that is just my preference.

Cheers
CB

EDIT: You could also say: As I worked...
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Thanks a lot Cool Breeze.

You suggested that I could also say "I worked.." But I believe that the event in the first clause occured before the event in the second clause, so it should be past perfect (the first clause) instead of simple past. I am just wondering that whether your suggestion can be considered an example of "Tense simplification" or not.
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SabyakgpYou suggested that I could also say "I worked.." But I believe that the event in the first clause occured before the event in the second clause, so it should be past perfect (the first clause) instead of simple past. I am just wondering that whether your suggestion can be considered an example of "Tense simplification" or not.
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Maybe you mean

As I had been working on a critical problem, I was not able to [begin work on / take up / deal with / consider / handle / resolve] your problem until yesterday.

(picked up your problem seems unidiomatic to my ear.)

CJ
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