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Penicillin Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Question about Past Perfect
Read this story
Mr All or Nothing
It was early afternoon on 14 January in the Las Vegas casino. At one of the
tables was Chris Boyd, a computer programmer from London. For three
years Chris had saved every penny. He had rarely gone out and he hadn't
spent anything on his house. Finally, he had sold the house and with
145,000 in his pocket he had taken the plane to Las Vegas........
I read this story from a book.
Some sentences was used Past Perfect. Why?
Can anyone tell me?
Mr All or Nothing
It was early afternoon on 14 January in the Las Vegas casino. At one of the
tables was Chris Boyd, a computer programmer from London. For three
years Chris had saved every penny. He had rarely gone out and he hadn't
spent anything on his house. Finally, he had sold the house and with
145,000 in his pocket he had taken the plane to Las Vegas........
I read this story from a book.
Some sentences was used Past Perfect. Why?
Can anyone tell me?
Top answer
Some sentences used Past Perfect because they happened before early afternoon, January 14, the time of the story. CJ
- Some sentences used Past Perfect because they happened before early afternoon, January 14, the time of the story.
- CJ
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Some sentences used Past Perfect because they happened before early afternoon, January 14, the time of the story.
CJ
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Onh1986 Can I use Present Perfect instead?NO, that means before NOW.
Read CJ's posting.
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