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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Why past perfect here?
Hi. Can you please tell me why the past perfect tense is used here?
From the Good News Bible (Today's English Version), Proverbs 23:32 :
The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
From the Good News Bible (Today's English Version), Proverbs 23:32 :
The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
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As between past perfect and present perfect (as if you have been bitten) the use of "had" suggests that a greater amount of time has passed between the "feeling" and the supposed "biting."
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