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Grammar
Retelling the tale
Hi. Let's say a person is trying to retell a short folk tale that he just saw on video to a group of young English learners in simple sentences. Are these sentences correct? Let's also say the tale has one main character and it is basically about him. Thank you for your help in advance.
He is an old man.
He has a big family.
He was rich but became poor later.
He is an old man.
He has a big family.
He was rich but became poor later.
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He had been rich and became poor later.
- He had been rich and became poor later.
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There is a kind of standard jargon in English that is used with fairy/folk tales:
There once was an old man, who had a very large family, with many children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. He was once rich but had become poor. Now, this man...etc.
There once was an old man, who had a very large family, with many children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. He was once rich but had become poor. Now, this man...etc.
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Hi. Please tell me which one is correct.
1. This is a folk tale about an old man who was rich but (and?) became poor later.
2. This is a folk tale about an old man who had been rich but (and?) became poor later.
1. This is a folk tale about an old man who was rich but (and?) became poor later.
2. This is a folk tale about an old man who had been rich but (and?) became poor later.
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