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catiahenriques
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Grammar doubt
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Hi everyone, I �m tecahing phrasal vebs and I have a dout with go back in the past which I thought it was went back but in course book key says that it got back. The exercise is: Replace the word in bold with the correct phrasal verb. My father returned home very late yesterday. Which one is correct? Can you help me? Thanks Catia |
17 Apr 2016
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mametmidou
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dear catia if you have go back you put went back but if you have get back you put got back and both go back and get back have the same meaning  |
17 Apr 2016
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Apodo
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Replace the word in bold with the correct phrasal verb. My father returned home very late yesterday. For this sentence �got back � is the correct phrase. This is from the speaker �s point of view observing the father �s return. My father went back home is from the point of view of the person observing his/her father �s departure from somewhere else to go home. |
18 Apr 2016
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gharbi2009
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I think you �d better replace "returned" by "came back" considering that the speaker is supposed tohave been at home. |
18 Apr 2016
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FrauSue
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Apodo explains it clearly: "went back" suggests that he left me to go home, whereas "got back" and "came back" suggest that I was waiting at home and he then arrived there. |
18 Apr 2016
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