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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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tensical difference?

0Hi,02br
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00Are they a case of simple tensical difference in that first one is taking both two actions, the one that by him and her, to the past scenario and the second one is taking what the lady is doing to the further back than what he was doing?02br
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001. He took up the work she was doing.02br
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002. He took up the work she has been doing. 0-
  

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02br 02br 001. He took up the work she was doing. 02i 02br 02br 002.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 02br 001.
  • He took up the work she was doing.
  • 02i 02br 02br 002.
  • He took up the work she has been doing.
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0 .02br
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001. He took up the work she was doing. --01i00 She was doing it before he was; there may be a length of idle time between her stopping and his starting.02i02br
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002. He took up the work she has been doing. --01i00 She was doing it before he was; there is probably no idle time between here stopping and his sta
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0Sorry, there was a typo, but despite that, you have answered it marvelously.02br
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00What kind of tense is this?02br
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00He took up the work she 01u00has been doing02u00.02br
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00Also, what is the difference between that and this?02br
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00He took up the work she had been doing.02
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