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Swordfish Posted 18 years ago
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0 01b00Jane ---- to00 00the lib00r00ar00y00;00 00s00h00e ---- 00t00here 00e00v00er00y Friday00 02b00morning.02br
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00A) 00 00has go00n00e / goes02br
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00B)00 00 00had00 g00o00n00e /00 00w00e00nt02br
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00A is correct. My question is: why does backshifting not work? Can it be because of insufficient context? 0-
  

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12br 12br 10A) 10 10has go10n10e / goes12br 12br 10B)10 10 10had10 g10o10n10e /10 10w10e10nt12br 12br 10A is correct. My question is: why does backshifting not work? Can it be because of insufficient context?

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  • 12br 12br 10A) 10 10has go10n10e / goes12br 12br 10B)10 10 10had10 g10o10n10e /10 10w10e10nt12br 12br 10A is correct.
  • My question is: why does backshifting not work?
  • Can it be because of insufficient context?
  • 02br 02br 00The reason is 01i 01b 00she02b 02i 00 01i 01b 00goes02b 00 00t00here 00e00v00er00y Friday00 00morning02i 00 is a routine01i 00.
  • )02br 02br 01b 00I brush 02b 00my teeth every day.
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01cite10Swordfish12cite11b10Jane -- to10 10the lib10r10ar10y10;10 10s10h10e -- 10t10here 10e10v10er10y Friday10 12b10morning.12br
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10B)10 10 10had1
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0 If the context is clear, the past forms can be used. 01i00Jane missed the explosion at the office by just a few minutes because she had gone to the library, where she went every Friday morning. 02i00[We may or may not assume that she no longer goes to the library on Fridays, but at least we know that she 01u00used to02u00. 0-
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