http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nljv/post.htm#67205Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:19:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67205chalew0http://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nljv/post.htm#67205http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67205.xmlAccording to the rules in grammer books I have refered to, the Bs in the above sentences are correct <br /> <br />in the first A: there are two actions both in the past "refuted by the comittee" should be past perfect form b/c it happened before the next action. <br /> <br />and in the second A: <br /> <br />"want to change" is in present form so next sentence should be in past form "were talking" <br /> <br /> <br />I actually found the sentences when reading a news website and was puzzled why they used the A sentences. <br /> <br />Many thanks! <br />Chalewhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nldr/post.htm#67099Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:18:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67099nona the brit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nldr/post.htm#67099http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67099.xmlTell us what you think first...http://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nkqx/post.htmTue, 11 Jan 2005 15:11:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:67045chalew2http://www.englishforums.com/English/When/nkqx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-67045.xmlHi, <br /> <br /> <br />A. When that was refuted by the comittee, he hurriedly organised an interview with his mouth piece radio station to lecture the world. <br /> <br />B. When that had been refuted by the comittee, he hurriedly organised an interview with his mouth piece radio station to lecture the world. <br /> <br />A. I want to change from the topic we had been talking about and want to go in to the issue of the peace process and its developments <br /> <br />B. I want to change from the topic we were talking about and want to go in to the issue of the peace process and its developments <br /> <br /> <br />Which of the above are correct sentence and why? <br /> <br /> <br />thanks! <br />Chalew