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nhatminh0904
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Please help me use the correct in th sente)nces:
1-When I last saw him, he..........in London.(live)
2-We......there when our father lived.(still live).
3-When I last saw him, he........in London.( still work)
I WONDER BETWEEN SIPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS.
4-Peter .........in Manchester for 10 years,then he moved to London.(lived)_>past simple or past perfect?
thanks in advance! |
7 May 2012
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yanogator
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I disagree with ascincoquinas on #4. It should be the simple past, since it is talking about a sequence of events.
Also, #2 doesn �t make sense, as far as the end of the sentence "when our father lived". That isn �t correct usage.
Bruce |
7 May 2012
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cristianeoccunha
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I agree with Bruce, #4 should be past simple and #2 doesn �t make sense. Maybe you mean ...when our father left. Then "were still living" would be fine as the answer Cris |
7 May 2012
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nhatminh0904
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Thanks for your help
but i still don �t understand the first sentense.please help me if ".....when our father was alive"
we will use " still lived or were still living"?
thanks a lot! |
7 May 2012
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ascincoquinas
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what about this? When I last saw him, he was living in London.(live) Note: shouldn �t be the first one like this: "The last time I saw him, he was still living in London???? 2-We lived there, when our father was still alive.(still live). 3-When I last saw him, he was living in London.( still work). 4-Peter lived in Manchester for 10 years,then he moved to London. The best I can do.... sorry. Best ask native speakers. I am rather puzzled as you are.... |
7 May 2012
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