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Grammar and Linguistics > By the time we arrived, they (had already left)/ (have already left). What īs the correct answer? thanks
By the time we arrived, they (had already left)/ (have already left). What īs the correct answer? thanks
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Panteleimon
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By the time we arrived, they (had already left)/ (have already left). What īs the correct answer? thanks
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By the time we arrived, they (had already left)/ (have already left). What īs the correct answer? thanks
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10 Sep 2010
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ktull012
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By the time we arrived, they had already left (past tense) |
10 Sep 2010
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elderberrywine
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not past tense, but past perfect ! but "had already left" is the only correct answer
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10 Sep 2010
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moravc
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By the time we arrived, they had already left. PAST PERFECT
by the time (we arrived)= it means that THEY were gone x minutes BEFORE we arrived.
So the sequence of actions is:
(1st action) They left the house and then
we arrived (2nd action).
Past PERFECT tense is used when we swap the order of actions
By the time we arrrived (2), they HAD already left (1).
The phrase "by the time" is often used with past perfect tense.
It means that something had happened before certain time (before 9,30)...
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10 Sep 2010
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