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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Various tenses in context

Hi, can you check if these are correct?

1.He was surprised as he had not been expecting anyone to come in at this hour.

2.He was surprised because he had been quite involved in his work and wasn't conscious of someone coming in.

3.He took the test result hard since he was expecting a different result, the result that will possibly allow him to be able to apply to an Ivy League college.

4.He caught off-guard by a nudge because he was reading a book while he was walking.

5.He thought about the moment he had with Jane yesterday and felt he had been a fool not to have asked her to marry him at that time.
  

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Hi, can you check if these are correct? He was surprised as he had not been expecting anyone to come in at this hour. He was surprised because he had been quite involved in his work and wasn't conscious of someone coming in.

  • Hi, can you check if these are correct?
  • He was surprised as he had not been expecting anyone to come in at this hour.
  • He was surprised because he had been quite involved in his work and wasn't conscious of someone coming in.
  • Since he didn't actually get the result, you might also say '.
  • .
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Hi,
can you check if these are correct?

1.He was surprised as he had not been expecting anyone to come in at this hour. OK

2.He was surprised because he had been quite involved in his work and wasn't conscious of someone coming in. OK


3.He took the test result hard since he was expecting a different result, the result that will would po

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