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Anonymous After I had waited for Jack, I left. Correct? I would add a time period: After I had waited an hour for Jack, I left.
- Anonymous After I had waited for Jack, I left.
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- I would add a time period: After I had waited an hour for Jack, I left.
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AnonymousAfter I had waited for Jack, I left. Correct?I would add a time period:
After I had waited an hour for Jack, I left.
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What about this one,
After I had talkEd to Jack, I left.
do I still need to use time period or its ok?
After I had talkEd to Jack, I left.
do I still need to use time period or its ok?
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It's OK.
The point is that you need a point in time that marks the end of the first action. A finished conversation satisfies that. Waiting can go on forever, as we know from the story of Godot, so we have to give an end time explicitly.
The point is that you need a point in time that marks the end of the first action. A finished conversation satisfies that. Waiting can go on forever, as we know from the story of Godot, so we have to give an end time explicitly.
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One more question, Mam. Can I also say,'After I had been waiting for an hour, I left'. Thank you.
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So what is the difference in meaning between 'After I had waiter for an hour, I left' and 'After i had been waiting for an hour, I left'? Or they mean almost the same and interchangeable?
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After I had waited for an hour, I left.
After I had been waiting for an hour, I left.
The first is more commonly used.
After I had been waiting for an hour, I left.
The first is more commonly used.
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