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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"The last time" and a "had" question
Hi there! I had an english test few days ago and there are 2 questions i'd like to know the correct answers to.
the first one is a Rewrite question: "Rewrite the following sentence using the word in the brackets to give the same meaning", and it's as follows:
-Everytime i wash my jacket, its buttons break. (The last time...)
My answer was: The last time i washed my jacket, its buttons broke.
some of my friends wrote "had washed", others wrote "were broken", i myself was very skeptical while writing it and i'd appreciate an explanation to why it's right or wrong.
The second one was a "Choose the correct answer" question:
-Between seven and six am this morning I (had - was having - had had) breakfast.
My answer was "was having" for this one, but again, i'm skeptical even more that most of my friends chose "had had", an explanation would be welcomed here as well.
That's all, sorry for the long question and thanks in advance!
the first one is a Rewrite question: "Rewrite the following sentence using the word in the brackets to give the same meaning", and it's as follows:
-Everytime i wash my jacket, its buttons break. (The last time...)
My answer was: The last time i washed my jacket, its buttons broke.
some of my friends wrote "had washed", others wrote "were broken", i myself was very skeptical while writing it and i'd appreciate an explanation to why it's right or wrong.
The second one was a "Choose the correct answer" question:
-Between seven and six am this morning I (had - was having - had had) breakfast.
My answer was "was having" for this one, but again, i'm skeptical even more that most of my friends chose "had had", an explanation would be welcomed here as well.
That's all, sorry for the long question and thanks in advance!
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Your re-write in the first is correct. The second is oddly composed, as we would normally say "between six and seven" rather than the reverse. In this case, I would use was having .
- Your re-write in the first is correct.
- The second is oddly composed, as we would normally say "between six and seven" rather than the reverse.
- In this case, I would use was having .
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Your re-write in the first is correct.
The second is oddly composed, as we would normally say "between six and seven" rather than the reverse. In this case, I would use was having.
The second is oddly composed, as we would normally say "between six and seven" rather than the reverse. In this case, I would use was having.
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AnonymousThe last time i washed my jacket, its buttons broke.You have only one mistake in this sentence.
The verb "broke" is correct.
Anonymous-Between seven and six am this morning I (had - was having - had had) breakfast.If you respond with the continuous, it means that you ate breakfast for the entire hour. If
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