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syoshioka99
Joined: 28 Oct 2005
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Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: Tetsuya didn't hear the doorbell when his visitors arrived, |
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Tetsuya didn't hear the doorbell when his visitors arrived, because he (has been taking/ was taking/ took/ has taken) a shower.
The answer is 'was taking."
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What if I choose 'took'???
If 'took' is OK, what is the difference???
Satoru
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MrPedantic
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hello S99
"He took a shower" presents a completed action. However, the sense requires an action that was incomplete at the time the doorbell rang (a complete action wouldn't obscure the noise of the doorbell).
"He was taking a shower", on the other hand, implies that the action (taking a shower) wasn't complete at the time the doorbell rang. It was therefore possible for the noise of the shower to obscure the noise of the doorbell.
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syoshioka99
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:48 am Post subject: thank you MrPedantic |
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| It is very helpful to me. |
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