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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Tense in very short personal story telling
Hi. Let us pretend that the following is in the beginning part of a few-paged story about someone, tracing back to his early days.
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I was ten then. My brother 1 ) had gotten/secured a job at a school as a teacher. My sister 2) had been a nurse working in a hospital in Seoul for two years now. My other sister 3) worked as a substitute teacher at a local high school. My older brother 4) had worked in the state for a while after he got out the service, but had to stop when he decided to move abroad.
My question: Could no. 3 have been in a past perfect tense?
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My sister loved this old small watch given by my grandmother, but it was apparent that it had meant as much to her as it had to my brother.
My question: Could this be a past perfect?
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I was ten then. My brother 1 ) had gotten/secured a job at a school as a teacher. My sister 2) had been a nurse working in a hospital in Seoul for two years now. My other sister 3) worked as a substitute teacher at a local high school. My older brother 4) had worked in the state for a while after he got out the service, but had to stop when he decided to move abroad.
My question: Could no. 3 have been in a past perfect tense?
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My sister loved this old small watch given by my grandmother, but it was apparent that it had meant as much to her as it had to my brother.
My question: Could this be a past perfect?
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Could no. -- No, not if the meaning is to be a reasonable one: there is no point in mentioning your other sister's former job . -- I t is past perfect: had [meant] to my brother.
- Could no.
- -- No, not if the meaning is to be a reasonable one: there is no point in mentioning your other sister's former job .
- -- I t is past perfect: had [meant] to my brother.
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Could no. 3 have been in a past perfect tense?-- No, not if the meaning is to be a reasonable one: there is no point in mentioning your other sister's former job.
Could this be a past perfect?-- It is past perfect: had [meant] to my brother.
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Could no. 3 have been in a past perfect tense?-- No, not if the meaning is to be a reasonable one: there is no point in mentioning your other sister's former job.
Could this be a past perfect?-- It is past perfect: had [meant] to my brother.
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