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syoshioka99
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: A question regarding tense |
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Saki, why don't you take some time off? You (would work/ had worked/ should have worked/ have been working) too hard lately.
The answer is 'have been working."
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If I rewrite the sentence like this, can I choose 'had worked' as the correct answer?
Saki, why didn't you take some time off? You (would work/ had worked/ should have worked/ have been working) too hard lately.
Satoru
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nostril5
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Tricky! |
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If I rewrite the sentence like this, can I choose 'had worked' as the correct answer?
Saki, why didn't you take some time off? You (would work/ had worked/ should have worked/ have been working) too hard lately.
[color=blue] Not really. Past perfect shows that something has finished before another action/time in the past. So...if they didn't take a holiday, they are probably still working too hard. So, I would still use Present Perferct.
I hope this helps.
Mike
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syoshioka99
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:46 am Post subject: your message is very helpful to me. |
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| thank you very much, mike! |
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