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Grammar and Linguistics > Past Perfect
Past Perfect
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Liligirl
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Past Perfect
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Can you help me answering this exercises ?
Bob
and I �����. (just got/ had just gotten) engaged
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so we went to a jewelry store to buy a wedding ring.
We �����.(just
chose / had just chosen) a ring when a man with a gun ������..(came
in / had come in). After the robber ����(took / had taken) Bob �s
wallet, he ������.(demanded /had demanded) the ring. I ������(just
handed / had just handed) it to him when the alarm����� (started/ had
started) to go off , and the robber �����..(ran off/ had run off). We
were so relieved
thanks in advance .
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4 Jan 2013
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Poppingdale
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Hello! I hope this helps... Bob and I had just got engaged . (gotten is American English, often considered oldfashioned in Britain)) , so we went to a jewelry store to buy a wedding ring. We had just chosen a ring when a man with a gun came in. After the robber had taken Bob �s wallet, he demanded the ring. I had just handed it to him when the alarm started to go off (went off would be better), and the robber ran off. We were so relieved!
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4 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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Poppingdale �s choices are right, except I don �t think past perfect is necessary in �After the robber.... Bob �s wallet � I think �took � is better. |
4 Jan 2013
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florimago
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I think Poppingdale �s choices are right , considering that past perfect expresses actions taking place in past but previously to another one . |
4 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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I don�t think you have to use past perfect after �after�. You can say, �After he did this, he did that.� You know, much better would be, �After taking Bob �s wallet, the robber demanded the ring.� But that wasn�t an option!
I �d be very interested to see what Les or Bruce think.
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4 Jan 2013
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Liligirl
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Thanks all of you for answering and comment.
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4 Jan 2013
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miss-o
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http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/just
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4 Jan 2013
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