To: gitmo
5) Jane had been dating John for two years. Sorry, that's the past perfect tense.
The past tense is "Jane dated John for two years."
12 posted on
05/08/2005 2:44:55 PM PDT by
HIDEK6
To: HIDEK6
Actually, 'had been dating' is an example of the past perfect progressive (aka pluperfect progressive). Any verb construction that describes an action that is or has been ongoing for a period of time is a progressive tense.
19 posted on
05/09/2005 7:52:20 AM PDT by
SAJ
To: HIDEK6
The past tense is "Jane dated John for two years." That was my answer, too.
20 posted on
05/09/2005 7:55:23 AM PDT by
kevkrom
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To: HIDEK6
The past tense is "Jane dated John for two years." Thanks professor. That was my answer as well. I can now rightfully claim 100% on the test.
21 posted on
05/09/2005 8:03:53 AM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
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