Hi guys,
I prepared for you another test. I hope everything will be okay...:-). If there is problem in that test, let me know.
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JCD
I prepared for you another test. I hope everything will be okay...:-). If there is problem in that test, let me know.
1) They broke the window while they football.
2) I couldn't take her to school by car because when I stopped at her house, she .
3) I finally met the girl who I so much about.
4) It's ten years since I my job.
5) I along the street when I heard an explosion.
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JCD
I understand your reasoning for the answer in #3; I think that the use of the past perfect indicates that I no longer hear about her, now that I've met her.
However, if I'm still hearing about her, I think the present perfect [I've heard], or even the present continuous perfect [I've been hearing] would be correct.
However, if I'm still hearing about her, I think the present perfect [I've heard], or even the present continuous perfect [I've been hearing] would be correct.
Hi Philip,
That sentence(#3) is a typical example of sequence of tenses. The speaker is referring here to an event which happened before, in the past (he finally met that girl). And in addition, he'd been hearing about her before they met each other. In the other words, that event happened before they finally met. That's the reason why past perfect is the only possible option here. I guess using of present perfect changes the point of that sentence. After he met that girl, he don't need to listen to the rumors about her anymore. He made an own conclusion about her.
Thank you guys that you tried my test...:-)
Best Regards
JCD
That sentence(#3) is a typical example of sequence of tenses. The speaker is referring here to an event which happened before, in the past (he finally met that girl). And in addition, he'd been hearing about her before they met each other. In the other words, that event happened before they finally met. That's the reason why past perfect is the only possible option here. I guess using of present perfect changes the point of that sentence. After he met that girl, he don't need to listen to the rumors about her anymore. He made an own conclusion about her.
Thank you guys that you tried my test...:-)
Best Regards
JCD
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I had 4/5...:-)
Why do I get the feeling that both the past tense and present perfect are correct in number 4?
Hi Zerox,
You can't use there present perfect, because it's not grammatically correct. To use this tense, you'd have to say ...I've been working here for 10 years, or something like that. In present perfect, if you want to express the time duration which continues to the present time, then you have to use for + present perfect...This is fact. Sentence used in my test is just saying that he started to work there 10 years ago...Nothing more, nothing less...
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JCD
You can't use there present perfect, because it's not grammatically correct. To use this tense, you'd have to say ...I've been working here for 10 years, or something like that. In present perfect, if you want to express the time duration which continues to the present time, then you have to use for + present perfect...This is fact. Sentence used in my test is just saying that he started to work there 10 years ago...Nothing more, nothing less...
Best Regards
JCD
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In that case Thomson and Martinet, the authors of 'A practical English grammar', disagree with you.
Just think about that sentence again. That sentence is about something what happened in the past and it ended in the past. He just started his job (founded a company...eg). This sentence is not about whether he's still working there or not.
I think we need native speakers here...
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I think we need native speakers here...
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JCDenton Hi Philip,
That sentence(#3) is a typical example of sequence of tenses. The speaker is referring here to an event which happened before, in the past (he finally met that girl). And in addition, he'd been hearing about her before they met each other. In the other words, that event happened before they finally met. That's the reason why past perfect is the only possible option here.I guess using of present perfect changes the point of that sentence. After he met that girl, he don't need to listen to the rumors about her anymore. He made an own conclusion about her.
Thank you guys that you tried my test...:-)
Best Regards
JCD
That's my point exactly. The option of another tense, or two, automatically changes the context of the sentence, which isn't necessarily pointed out on the test item.
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