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Gigilian Nguyen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Please help me to choose the suitable tense
Hi everyone,
I am having some difficulties understanding 2 sentences. In my book, I saw the 2 sentences that have made me wonder:
1. I was surprised to find out that the house was built 100 years ago. I didn't realise it was so old.
Can I say that the house had been built 100 years ago? Because that happened before I found out.
2. The house was so untidy. I've never seen such a mess.
Can I say I had never seen such a mess? Because now, I already saw it as the first mess.
Could you please help me out?
I'm looking forward to your replies.
Thanks in advance.
GN
I am having some difficulties understanding 2 sentences. In my book, I saw the 2 sentences that have made me wonder:
1. I was surprised to find out that the house was built 100 years ago. I didn't realise it was so old.
Can I say that the house had been built 100 years ago? Because that happened before I found out.
2. The house was so untidy. I've never seen such a mess.
Can I say I had never seen such a mess? Because now, I already saw it as the first mess.
Could you please help me out?
I'm looking forward to your replies.
Thanks in advance.
GN
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Gigilian Nguyen Can I say that the house had been built 100 years ago? Because that happened before I found out. Yes.
- Gigilian Nguyen Can I say that the house had been built 100 years ago?
- Because that happened before I found out.
- Yes.
- The past perfect tense is a good alternative for this situation.
- 1.
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Gigilian NguyenCan I say that the house had been built 100 years ago? Because that happened before I found out.Yes. The past perfect tense is a good alternative for this situation.
1. I was surprised to find out that the house was/had been built 100 years ago. I didn't realise it was so old.
Can I say that the house
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