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Lena_jeni Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Sequence of tenses-is it right in this example?
The sentence in my exam paper was:
"She has worked an assistant for 6 years, but now she went on(work) as a manager."
I think, it`s wrong that went(Past Simple) especially accompanied by now follows has worked(Present Perfect).
Also,
to work or working ?
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Does it make sense -using"go on" (as if nothing changed, while in fact ,there`s "but" and she became a manager)?
The correct sententce, in my opinion, should`ve been:
"She has worked as an assistant for 6 years, but now she`s going to work as a manager"
Is something wrong with the question or the way I understand it?
"She has worked an assistant for 6 years, but now she went on(work) as a manager."
I think, it`s wrong that went(Past Simple) especially accompanied by now follows has worked(Present Perfect).
Also,
to work or working ?
&
Does it make sense -using"go on" (as if nothing changed, while in fact ,there`s "but" and she became a manager)?
The correct sententce, in my opinion, should`ve been:
"She has worked as an assistant for 6 years, but now she`s going to work as a manager"
Is something wrong with the question or the way I understand it?
Top answer
The answer they want is: ... she went on to work as a manager. Nevertheless, the question itself is a bit strange, but not because of "now", which can mean "at this point in the story" (not necessarily the moment of speaking).
- The answer they want is: ...
- she went on to work as a manager.
- Nevertheless, the question itself is a bit strange, but not because of "now", which can mean "at this point in the story" (not necessarily the moment of speaking).
- If she went on (to do something else) then she had been working at something else previously.
- I would have phrased the question with had : She had worked as an assistant for six years, but now she went on to work as a manager.
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The answer they want is: ... she went on to work as a manager.
Nevertheless, the question itself is a bit strange, but not because of "now", which can mean "at this point in the story" (not necessarily the moment of speaking).
If she went on (to do something else) then she had been working at something else previously.
I would have phrased the question wi
Nevertheless, the question itself is a bit strange, but not because of "now", which can mean "at this point in the story" (not necessarily the moment of speaking).
If she went on (to do something else) then she had been working at something else previously.
I would have phrased the question wi
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