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izulia
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Grammar question
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Hi,
Please help me to correct this sentence:
Did you know that my brother gone camping this week?
Is it
has gone
had gone
went
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31 Jan 2012
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Apodo
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Did you know that my brother had gone camping this week? |
31 Jan 2012
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Olindalima ( F )
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Not a native ..... 
My brother has gone camping .... THIS week.
If it is this week, this week hasn �t finished yet, he went, somewhere in the past, but the action is not finished yet. He went and... THIS week, he is still there. The action of having gone camping is not finished yet. He is still at the camping site.
Just my opinion
Regards
Linda
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31 Jan 2012
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Mariethe House
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my brother has gone camping this week( the period of time is not finished)
now with indirect speech : "did you know..my brother had gone camping?"
the tense of the 2 verbs have to agree.
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31 Jan 2012
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Olindalima ( F )
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Thanks Marie th�rese
You are right and so is Apodo. I must stop writing in the forum at this time, when everything is blur. I didn �t notice the whole sentence, , didn �t notice it was a question .----- I fully agreee, sorry for having brought some misunderstanding to your question, Izulia, my severe mistake. Didn �t read it as I should have. They are both right and I agree with their answwers --Sorry and...thanks
Appologize
Linda
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31 Jan 2012
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Mariethe House
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Don �t worry dear Linda!It is hibernatin time and we should rest!
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31 Jan 2012
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manuelanunes3
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Hi 
"Did you know that my brother has gone camping this week?" - the word "this week" makes me use the present perfect tense, but I�m not sure about the "did" part of the question and the past perfect.
Hugs from sunny Portugal
Manuela |
31 Jan 2012
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izulia
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Once again, thank you ever SO much for your help! What a wonderful site and great teachers around here. 
Hugs from China,
Zulia |
31 Jan 2012
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