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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Since/when
Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentence?
1A. Tom lived in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
1B. Tom had lived in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
1C. Tom had been living in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
2A. Tom lived in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
2B. Tom had lived in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
2C. Tom had been living in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
1A. Tom lived in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
1B. Tom had lived in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
1C. Tom had been living in New York for 3 years when I met him in 2010.
2A. Tom lived in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
2B. Tom had lived in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
2C. Tom had been living in New York for 3 years since 2010 that I met him.
Top answer
1B and 1C are correct. 1A is unsatisfactory. The second set are all incorrect.
- 1B and 1C are correct.
- 1A is unsatisfactory.
- The second set are all incorrect.
- e.
- "three" not "3".
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1B and 1C are correct. 1A is unsatisfactory.
The second set are all incorrect.
In careful writing, it is good style to write small numbers in words, i.e. "three" not "3".
The second set are all incorrect.
In careful writing, it is good style to write small numbers in words, i.e. "three" not "3".
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lucas21cUp to which number is a number small? 9 or 10?There is no exact answer, but up to 10 is typical.
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lucas21cHow about "Tom had lived in New York for 3 years since I met him"?No.
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