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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Hi
Please tell me if the tense is correct here.
"It's true.They had been camping out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a month because they wanted to be the first people to see the movie."
The key says it is camped in place of had been camping.
Please tell me if the tense is correct here.
"It's true.They had been camping out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a month because they wanted to be the first people to see the movie."
The key says it is camped in place of had been camping.
Top answer
Both are possible; the choice will depend on context. g. time when you met or saw them); "camped" is simply a statement of a past event.
- Both are possible; the choice will depend on context.
- g.
- time when you met or saw them); "camped" is simply a statement of a past event.
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Both are possible; the choice will depend on context. "had been camping" is relative to a past viewpoint (e.g. time when you met or saw them); "camped" is simply a statement of a past event.
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Hi,
As GPY mentioned you can use both. The difference has to do with how you look at the event. If you look at the events in chronological order with expressing the first event first, then you need to use past perfect to distinguish the occurrence of one event from the other one.
Ex.
A. I had marinated the meat for 10 hours before I barbecued it on the grill.
B. I barbecue
As GPY mentioned you can use both. The difference has to do with how you look at the event. If you look at the events in chronological order with expressing the first event first, then you need to use past perfect to distinguish the occurrence of one event from the other one.
Ex.
A. I had marinated the meat for 10 hours before I barbecued it on the grill.
B. I barbecue
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