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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
pâst perfect
Hello teacher
I ve seen this phrase
They had made a mistake when they sent him abroard.
Why is the past perfect used here because it was after sending him abroard that they realised they had made a mistake .
Could you please explain!
I ve seen this phrase
They had made a mistake when they sent him abroard.
Why is the past perfect used here because it was after sending him abroard that they realised they had made a mistake .
Could you please explain!
Top answer
The sentence should be either: They made a mistake when the sent him abroad. They have a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
- The sentence should be either: They made a mistake when the sent him abroad.
- They have a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
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The sentence should be either:
They made a mistake when the sent him abroad.
They have a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
They made a mistake when the sent him abroad.
They have a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
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Or rather
They made a mistake when they sent him abroad.
They have made a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
They made a mistake when they sent him abroad.
They have made a mistake by/in sending him abroad.
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