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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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When either past perfect and past perfect continuous mean the same
Hi. Please help. I think the following sentences with the past perfect and past perfect continuous mean the same. Is that right?
1. She had lived/studied/worked there for two years when he showed up.
2. She had been living/had been studying/had been working there for two years when he showed up.
1. She had lived/studied/worked there for two years when he showed up.
2. She had been living/had been studying/had been working there for two years when he showed up.
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The first sentence expresses that she lived/studied/worked there for two years ' not exactly until/long before ' he showed up. The second sentence expresses that she continued to live/study/work there for two years ' until/right before ' he showed up.
- The first sentence expresses that she lived/studied/worked there for two years ' not exactly until/long before ' he showed up.
- The second sentence expresses that she continued to live/study/work there for two years ' until/right before ' he showed up.
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The first sentence expresses that she lived/studied/worked there for two years 'not exactly until/long before' he showed up.
The second sentence expresses that she continued to live/study/work there for two years 'until/right before' he showed up.
The second sentence expresses that she continued to live/study/work there for two years 'until/right before' he showed up.
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AnonymousI think the following sentences with the past perfect and past perfect continuous mean the same.That's pretty much true, but the emphasis is different. The first focuses on two years of time as a block of time; the second focuses on two years of activity.
CJ
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