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Qingqing Posted 20 years ago
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Tense related to "already"
When I reached the airport, Mick ___ already ____ there to get on the air to Japan.
A. had; waited B.was; waiting C. had; been D. had; got
Key: B What about "C"?
Generally speaking, "already" is used together with a perfect tense. I wonder how many kinds of tenses can be used with it besides perfect tense. Can anyone give me more examples?
A. had; waited B.was; waiting C. had; been D. had; got
Key: B What about "C"?
Generally speaking, "already" is used together with a perfect tense. I wonder how many kinds of tenses can be used with it besides perfect tense. Can anyone give me more examples?
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Hi, When I reached the airport, Mick ___ already ____ there to get on the air plane to Japan. A. was; waiting C.
- Hi, When I reached the airport, Mick ___ already ____ there to get on the air plane to Japan.
- A.
- was; waiting C.
- had; been D.
- had; got Key: B What about "C"?
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Hi,
When I reached the airport, Mick ___ already ____ there to get on the airplane to Japan.
A. had; waited B.was; waiting C. had; been D. had; got
Key: B What about "C"? The best answer is B. The others are all grammatically po
When I reached the airport, Mick ___ already ____ there to get on the airplane to Japan.
A. had; waited B.was; waiting C. had; been D. had; got
Key: B What about "C"? The best answer is B. The others are all grammatically po
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Hello
"Already" is "by this/that time". It is most often used with the perfect tenses. But this does not mean its use with other tense is wrong. Actually, the original sense of "already" was "all ready" "fully in a state of preparation". So it can be used with anything that implies a state.
(EX) Her body shows she is already a woman.
(EX) Iraq already looks ominously like Vietna
"Already" is "by this/that time". It is most often used with the perfect tenses. But this does not mean its use with other tense is wrong. Actually, the original sense of "already" was "all ready" "fully in a state of preparation". So it can be used with anything that implies a state.
(EX) Her body shows she is already a woman.
(EX) Iraq already looks ominously like Vietna
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