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EnglishGirl Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Which form of verb should be used in these sentences ?
1.________________(give) him my old car as a Christmas present I had every reason to be worried .
2.She _________(leave) very quietly because I did not hear her .
1.________________(give) him my old car as a Christmas present I had every reason to be worried .
2.She _________(leave) very quietly because I did not hear her .
Top answer
Ummm.... we don't want to take all the fun from you. Why don't you try first?
- Ummm....
- we don't want to take all the fun from you.
- Why don't you try first?
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Ummm.... we don't want to take all the fun from you. Why don't you try first?
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Welcome to English Forums!
So, tell us, which do you think the answers are?
In that way we can give you a guide according to your own management of the language.
1. "Giving" (gerund) is likely to be appropriate here. What do you say?
2. The context here is simple past, so "left" is the correct form. Is that ok?
Cheers,
RENAN
So, tell us, which do you think the answers are?
In that way we can give you a guide according to your own management of the language.
1. "Giving" (gerund) is likely to be appropriate here. What do you say?
2. The context here is simple past, so "left" is the correct form. Is that ok?
Cheers,
RENAN
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1.In my opinion having given = after giving = had given is same . So I can use yours suggestion and the other too.
2.I agree partly with you . But is also possible was leaving ?
Tnx
2.I agree partly with you . But is also possible was leaving ?
Tnx
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I don't think so. Anyhow, you can say something like this:
"She must have left very quitely because I did not hear her"
As I told you before, the context is Simple Past (finished action) so you may use a tense appropriate with it. We are not emphasizing that an action was in progress in the past. We use the Past Continuous ("was leaving") together with another past
"She must have left very quitely because I did not hear her"
As I told you before, the context is Simple Past (finished action) so you may use a tense appropriate with it. We are not emphasizing that an action was in progress in the past. We use the Past Continuous ("was leaving") together with another past
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You are absolutely right . It does not make sense using Past Continuous
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I agree with must have left. I think it best fits the context.
Your justification for use of past simple is wrong. You can use all past tenses to describe finished action in the past.
By use of past simple and past perfect, you indicate that one action happened before the other.
Past continuous is the tense that you can desrcribe two actions that happened s
Your justification for use of past simple is wrong. You can use all past tenses to describe finished action in the past.
By use of past simple and past perfect, you indicate that one action happened before the other.
Past continuous is the tense that you can desrcribe two actions that happened s
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I'm sorry but I wasn't clear enough.
The simple past "left" in this sentence is correct:
She left (leave) very quietly because I did not hear her.
And the use of "must have left" is better because we speculate about a past, finished action.
However, the use of Past Continuous in the aforementioned sentence
The simple past "left" in this sentence is correct:
She left (leave) very quietly because I did not hear her.
And the use of "must have left" is better because we speculate about a past, finished action.
However, the use of Past Continuous in the aforementioned sentence
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