Topic: What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Perfect
+Anonymous A — 13.6 years ago #17,965
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+The Doctor !o5dk9g.a7Y — 13.6 years ago, 4 minutes later[T] [B] #220,035
I'm sure this guide can help.·Anonymous A (OP) — 13.6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #220,037
+The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY — 13.6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 28 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #220,038
+Anonymous D — 13.6 years ago, 28 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #220,042
I will have had had eaten a burger.
+Anonymous E — 13.6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #220,043
The English language.
Vowels: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.
Consonant: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, sometimes Y, and Z.
"Then" versus "than"
"Won't" versus "wont"
"A" or "an"
A very good reason why the Chinese will soon become the only important country on planet earth.
Vowels: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.
Consonant: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, sometimes Y, and Z.
"Then" versus "than"
"Won't" versus "wont"
"A" or "an"
A very good reason why the Chinese will soon become the only important country on planet earth.
·The Doctor !o5dk9g.a7Y — 13.6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #220,044
@previous (E)> A very good reason why the Chinese will soon become the only important country on planet earth.
The Chinese are a people; not a country.
·Anonymous D — 13.6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #220,045
·Anonymous E — 13.6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #220,050
@220,044 (The Doctor !o5dk9g.a7Y)
The Chinese are: Which is all that counts.
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No matter where you live, your economy is crap. China the opposite.
Case closed!
The Chinese are: Which is all that counts.
@(Citing a deleted or non-existent reply.)
No matter where you live, your economy is crap. China the opposite.
Case closed!
+Anonymous F — 13.6 years ago, 4 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[T] [B] #220,106
+Anonymous G — 13.6 years ago, 2 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #220,129
Grammatically perfect sentence, which requires only punctuation to make sense:
Bill while Ben had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.
Answer:
Bill, while Ben had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
Situation being 2 students, Bill and Ben, doing an English test and have to choose between past simple or past perfect. Bill chose the past perfect answer, Ben the past simple.
Bill while Ben had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.
Answer:
Bill, while Ben had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
Situation being 2 students, Bill and Ben, doing an English test and have to choose between past simple or past perfect. Bill chose the past perfect answer, Ben the past simple.
+Anonymous H — 13.6 years ago, 6 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[T] [B] #220,172
Past simple:
"I ate sushi for lunch".
One action in the past.
"I had just eaten sushi for lunch, when I noticed I was late for work."
Two events in the past, usually one after the other. "Had" + "Eaten" indicates the earlier event. "Noticed" (in simple past) indicates the more recent event.
Another example:
Simple past: "I taught English in China for five years".
Past perfect: "I had taught English in China for five years, when I decided to move to Japan."
"I ate sushi for lunch".
One action in the past.
"I had just eaten sushi for lunch, when I noticed I was late for work."
Two events in the past, usually one after the other. "Had" + "Eaten" indicates the earlier event. "Noticed" (in simple past) indicates the more recent event.
Another example:
Simple past: "I taught English in China for five years".
Past perfect: "I had taught English in China for five years, when I decided to move to Japan."
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