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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Hi,
1. Do they have basically the same meaning?
Having eaten breakfast, he headed for the park.
After eating breakfast, he headed for the park
2. Is this tense correctly reflect the past thinking?
I was thinking about the issue and one thing that seemed to come up over and over in my mind is "why does she doing this?"
1. Do they have basically the same meaning?
Having eaten breakfast, he headed for the park.
After eating breakfast, he headed for the park
2. Is this tense correctly reflect the past thinking?
I was thinking about the issue and one thing that seemed to come up over and over in my mind is "why does she doing this?"
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Hi, 1. Do they have basically the same meaning? Generally speaking, yes.
- Hi, 1.
- Do they have basically the same meaning?
- Generally speaking, yes.
- But #2 is more colloquial.
- Having eaten breakfast, he headed for the park.
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Hi,
1. Do they have basically the same meaning? Generally speaking, yes. But #2 is more colloquial.
Having eaten breakfast, he headed for the park.
After eating breakfast, he headed for the park
2. Is this tense correctly reflect the past thinking?
Past focus = I was thinking about the issue and one thing that seemed to come up over and over in my mind
1. Do they have basically the same meaning? Generally speaking, yes. But #2 is more colloquial.
Having eaten breakfast, he headed for the park.
After eating breakfast, he headed for the park
2. Is this tense correctly reflect the past thinking?
Past focus = I was thinking about the issue and one thing that seemed to come up over and over in my mind
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