Hey, just finished this exercise, but was a little unsure about my answers. I'd be grateful if anyone could offer me a little marking expertise :) Cheers, Matt. 1. When I arrived at the station, the train had gone. - PAST PERFECT 2. Have

What about "She said she went to America 10 years ago?" The same logic applies. It doesn't matter if you say "went", "had gone", or "had been". The meaning of ago and before doesn't change.

Further question: You meantion: She said she had been to America 10 years ago. = She said she had been to America August 1, 1999. What about " She said she went to America 10 years ago,?" Is that correc tto say "she said

I think some past perfect tense uses indicate not what happened in the past but what had been happening upto the moment of some action or incident (or something, I am not sure) and the past perfect tense "had been" seems to do that, that

Please, can you check my post about something similar to this problem? It's a conditional with the "would" + present perfect in the IF-clause, where we are to use past perfect. I commented at the other thread:

Hi. 1. For this, would you say the past perfect is necessary and a past tense isn't correct? He was lame from birth and had never walked . The next two questions are from definitions of the respective words "detente"

She speaks with an American accent because she has been living there. He used present perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he must still live there now.-- Yes She speaks with an American accent because she had been living there. He

Could anybody correct my ideas of present perfect tense and past perfect tense? She speaks with an American accent because she has been living there. He used present perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he must still live there now.

1-- Yes 2. -- Presumably, America was brought into the war before the' preceding sentence' (which you have unfortunately not included), and the writer wishes to stress that precedence. The next verb ('would') does not necessarily have to relate

Hi. I am going to use some sentences to ask some questions from a book named "THE HANDY HISTORY ANSWER BOOK" by Rebecca Nelson, Editor, and published Visible Ink Press. 1. On page 235 of the said book, under the section of