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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

sequence of tenses

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00Please tell me which one sounds correct in terms of the correctness of tenses. Are they all plausiable under different situations? 02br
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00Hi, What happened to XXX?02br
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01i001.He gambled away all his money and now he has been living with his parents.02i02br
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01i002. He gambled away all his money and he is living with his parents.02i02br
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01i003. He has gambled away all his money and has been living with his parents.02i02br
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01i004. He has gambled away all his money and is living with his parents.02i02br
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00I think my problem deals with seeing a sentence with different tenses.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00They are all OK in different contexts and with different meanings. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00They are all OK in different contexts and with different meanings.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00They are all OK in different contexts and with different meanings. 02br
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00Does that answer your question?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi, Clive.02br
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00To your question, "Does that answer your question?", I would say "affirmative" -- you have answered it in a satisfactory mamner, Thank you. 0-
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0May I know, in what context you would use #4?02br
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00Thanks!0-
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0Hi,02br
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01i01font004. He has gambled away all his money and is living with his parents.02font02i02br
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00He lost it all over the last two years and has no money now.02br
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00He is living with his parents temporarily.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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