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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Present or past perfect continuous
Someone calls my parents after a long time. The conversation I provided below starts immediately after the call ends.
A: Why'd she call?
B: She has/had been having some financial trouble, so she decided to call us. We said we'd try to help as much as we could.
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Necrophagist She has been having some financial trouble I would phrase it as shown above. If she had been having trouble, the trouble would have been over, and there would have been no reason to call about it. CJ
- Necrophagist She has been having some financial trouble I would phrase it as shown above.
- If she had been having trouble, the trouble would have been over, and there would have been no reason to call about it.
- CJ
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NecrophagistShe has been having some financial trouble
I would phrase it as shown above.
If she had been having trouble, the trouble would have been over, and there would have been no reason to call about it.
CJ
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