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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Progressive

Hi.Why is the progressive for used in:"The simple reason was that they had been going there for their summer holiday for the last twenty-five years."
  

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The progressive past perfect is used because "they" had been going there and the sentence gives the impression that they may have gone there again at the time the sentence was uttered. CB

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  • The progressive past perfect is used because "they" had been going there and the sentence gives the impression that they may have gone there again at the time the sentence was uttered.
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The progressive past perfect is used because "they" had been going there and the sentence gives the impression that they may have gone there again at the time the sentence was uttered.

CB
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meaning it was done several times before?
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soheil1meaning it was done several times before?
Yes. - CB
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