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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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what has happened to it after that assumed point?

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00Let us take a look at the cases involving the past perfect progressive.02br
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00John had been playing tennis for ten hours before his mom showed up.02br
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00Here, you can say John has been playing tennis for ten hours until his mom showed up and that whole scenario has occurred in the past and we don't know whether he has kept playing tennis after his mom has showed up or not. He might as well as have played for two hundred hours and still keep playing as the talk is going on.02br
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00What I am not sure is whether he had stopped playing for sure after his mom showed up0-
  

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0 Here, you can say John has been playing tennis for ten hours until his mom showed up and that whole scenario has occurred in the past and we don't know whether he has kept playing tennis after his mom has showed up or not. 01font 00Only this is meant in this case. 02font 02br 02br 00 He might as well as have played for two hundred hours and still keep playing as the talk is going on.

  • 0 Here, you can say John has been playing tennis for ten hours until his mom showed up and that whole scenario has occurred in the past and we don't know whether he has kept playing tennis after his mom has showed up or not.
  • 01font 00Only this is meant in this case.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00 He might as well as have played for two hundred hours and still keep playing as the talk is going on.
  • 01font 00No, 01b 00for 02b 00precludes that, it means01b 00 for a duration of02b 00 02font 0-
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0 Here, you can say John has been playing tennis for ten hours until his mom showed up and that whole scenario has occurred in the past and we don't know whether he has kept playing tennis after his mom has showed up or not. 01font00Only this is meant in this case. 02font02br
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00 He might as well as have played for two hundred

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