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User_gary Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Use of past participle continuous
She was hit by a car while I was walking on the foot path.
She was hit by a card while I had been walking on the foot path.
Are the both sentences correct? is there any difference in meaning between them?
She was hit by a card while I had been walking on the foot path.
Are the both sentences correct? is there any difference in meaning between them?
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Hi, She was hit by a car while I was walking on the foot path. Fine. The first event happened while the second was happening.
- Hi, She was hit by a car while I was walking on the foot path.
- Fine.
- The first event happened while the second was happening.
- She was hit by a card while I had been walking on the foot path.
- No .
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Hi,
She was hit by a car while I was walking on the foot path. Fine. The first event happened while the second was happening.
She was hit by a card while I had been walking on the foot path. No . The 'while' suggests 'at the same time', but the Past Perfect Continuous indicates the second event happened before the first
She was hit by a car while I was walking on the foot path. Fine. The first event happened while the second was happening.
She was hit by a card while I had been walking on the foot path. No . The 'while' suggests 'at the same time', but the Past Perfect Continuous indicates the second event happened before the first
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Then, can I say like this, "She had been hit by a car while I was walking on the footpath"?
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First, let's consider a simpler sentence.
She had been hit by a car.
What does this mean? In other words, what doe the Past Perfect tell the listener?
Clive
She had been hit by a car.
What does this mean? In other words, what doe the Past Perfect tell the listener?
Clive
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Thanks clive.
I think it as "she was already hit by a car before something happened"
in my case, i think it means "She was already hit by a car before I was walking on the foothpath".
I think it as "she was already hit by a car before something happened"
in my case, i think it means "She was already hit by a car before I was walking on the foothpath".
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Hi,
She was hit by a car while I had been walking on the foot path.
The Perfect tense means 'before'.
But 'while' means 'at the same time'.
So, these two grammar features do not make sense with each other.
She was hit by a car while I had been walking on the foot path.
The Perfect tense means 'before'.
But 'while' means 'at the same time'.
So, these two grammar features do not make sense with each other.
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