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When we got home,the day was already dark
When we got home,the day was already dark.
Why don't say"When we got home,the day had been dark."
Why don't say"When we got home,the day had been dark."
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well for one reason, if it was the day and it was dark, you'd usually call that the NIGHT! another reason is that "had been" is a form of the past tense ususally used to show sequencing, which isn't happening in the sentence you quote here.
- well for one reason, if it was the day and it was dark, you'd usually call that the NIGHT!
- another reason is that "had been" is a form of the past tense ususally used to show sequencing, which isn't happening in the sentence you quote here.
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well for one reason, if it was the day and it was dark, you'd usually call that the NIGHT!
another reason is that "had been" is a form of the past tense ususally used to show sequencing, which isn't happening in the sentence you quote here.
another reason is that "had been" is a form of the past tense ususally used to show sequencing, which isn't happening in the sentence you quote here.
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