The past tenses
Hi. I want to ask you a question about the past tenses. I know that there are 4 narrative tenses and I can often see the difference between them. However I've been thinking of an example, which might be relative in my opinion. Here it is.
- ,,We lost a goal, although we were playing better than the opposite team." Here I think that the team lost a goal at the same time of playing well.
- ,,We lost a goal, although we had been playing well." In my opinion it looks like the action of playing well might've occurred before losing a goal. It was rather temporary.
Maybe I ought to use other tenses. What do you think about it?
Top answer
we lost a goal does not make good sense. we gave up a goal means the other team scored a goal. Or you could just say 'The other team scored (a goal)'.
- we lost a goal does not make good sense.
- we gave up a goal means the other team scored a goal.
- Or you could just say 'The other team scored (a goal)'.
- we lost by a goal means that after the game ended, the other team won by one goal.
- Would you like to reword your examples, before we discuss this further?
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we lost a goal does not make good sense.
we gave up a goal means the other team scored a goal. Or you could just say 'The other team scored (a goal)'.
we lost by a goal means that after the game ended, the other team won by one goal.
Would you like to reword your examples, before we discuss this further?
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