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learner12
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 Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:26 am Post subject: picture |
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Hello, teachers!!
(1) I had my picture taken for my passport.
(2) I had taken my picture for my passport.
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I think that (1)=A photographer took my picture for my passport.
If I use (2), do you have the same meaning as (1)?
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| 2. Means that you took your passport picture yourself. |
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learner12
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Dear pugachevV:
Thank you for your quick replies.
TGIF. |
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peterteacher
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:27 am Post subject: |
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By the way, (2) doesn't work as a stand-alone sentence. It needs to be used with something else to make it reasonable to use the past perfect.
EG "I had taken a new picture for my passport before I realised I had 20 spare passport pictures in my pencil case."
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learner12
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Dear peterteacher:
Thank you for teaching me how to use the past perfect.
I learned a new thing from you.
Take care and have a nice day!! |
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