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Qingqing Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

the tense of two sentences

0How to understand the tense of the following two sentences:02br
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00She 01u00had been so happy02u00 when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children.02br
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00She 01u00had felt02u00 so pround as the group shouted loudly to applaud his choice.02br
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00What about 'She was so happy when ..." and "She was felt...as..."? (According to the sequence of time, Dahu first chose her and then she was happy.)0-
  

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0She 01u00had become very happy02u00 when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children.02br
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00She 01u00felt02u00 very pround as the group shouted loudly to applaud his choice.0-
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0I'm still confused as to"She 01u00had become very happy02u00 when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children." Which action happened first, "had become" or "chose"?0-
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00The feast: 18,000 BC02br
00Worried about the preparation for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts and fruit. It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gather again at different sites for reunions as they followed the animal herds across the grasslands. If only it could be just like la
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01cite10qingqing12cite10She 11u10had been so happy12u10 when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children.12blockquote
10She was happy (already). And then Dahu chose her. Is that really what you wanted to say? I think you want:02br
01i00She was very happy that Dahu c
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01cite10qingqing12cite10... Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts and fruit. It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gather again at different sites for reunions as they followed the animal herds across the grasslands. If only it could be just like last year! Then She 11u10had been so happy
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0I'm still confused about it. I want to know if there's anything wrong with the tense underlined. If not, how to understand it. According to the context, I think the sentences should be "She was so happy when..." and "She felt so proud as..." Am I right?0-
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00I'm still confused about it. I want to know if there's anything wrong with the tense underlined. If not, how to understand it. According to the context, I think the sentences should be "She was so happy when..." and "She felt so proud as..." Am I right?12blockquote
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0CJ,02br
00I have two small questions.02br
001. Can I change 'when' to 'that' as suggested by you before the context was given?02br
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002. Can I change to past tense "She felt..." since the time shift has occurred, there's no need to shift in time again.02br
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00She had been so happy 01font00that
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0Thanks a lot, CJ.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite101. Can I change 'when' to 'that' as suggested by you before the context was given? 12br
102. Can I change to past tense "She felt..." since the time shift has occurred, there's no need to shift in time again.12br
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10 1. Yes, but then you should probably chan
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