We lived in Ireland for five years We (live) __ in Ireland for five years then we (move) __ to London in 2000. I think the answer is "lived/ moved" not "had lived / moved" Am I right.Thanks for your consideration. You're

In an attempt to reconfirm my own understanding, I've found this: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that

Hi Clive, Thanks for your comments. Please allow me to clarify my own question. I've learned that if we have 2 events which took place in the past, the long preceding event should be described in past perfect. i.e. I had taken

Hi, However, words like 'before' and 'after' usually make the sequence of events very clear. In such cases, simple past is commonly used rather than past perfect. eg She turned on the stove before she cooked dinner.

The key indicator for using past perfect is this question: Do I have two events involved in the scenarios you are describing? Clearly, that's the case here. We (live) __ in Ireland for five years then we (move ) __ to London in 2000.

Since there is no direct time frame specified, one can only assume that this conversation has come to past. Based on the logic process going in my head, as far as C's reason for being late is concerned, I would say this: " The reason

Hi, Situation: We (A and B) are waiting for a friend (C). Is the underlined I see no underlining expression okay in the above situation? A: We've been waiting for C for a long time. OK B: I don't know what has happened to C. keeps

Situation: We (A and B) are waiting for a friend (C). Is the underlined expression okay in the above situation? A: We've been waiting for C for a long time. B: I don't know what happened to C. A: I can't wait any longer. I have to go

He had received our help over past years Based on the above, I would say past perfect continuous is more appropriate as this process went on for quite sometime. However, it didn't meet the basic requirement for past perfect which is two

I'd recommend the past perfect tense, "that I had dozed a little." This shows that one past tense event took place before the other. First, you dozed. Then you realized it.