Hi
I just took this sentence from ESL test. Shouldn’t it be “she had been planning this trip…”. Or are both forms correct? Please shed some light on the difference!
Tom
Hi
I just took this sentence from ESL test. Shouldn’t it be “she had been planning this trip…”. Or are both forms correct? Please shed some light on the difference!
Tom
Hi Tom
Native speakers don’t like using (and don’t use) the past perfect very much, and usually it’s not actually needed in order to understand the sentence. But, you’re right: This particular sentence would be a good candidate for the past perfect continuous.
Amy
Hi Tom,
As Amy mentioned earlier, it’s better if you simply click on “Do you have a question” or “Click for explanation” next to each question:
english-test.net/esl/learn/e … .php#three
That’s the entire idea of this forum:
english-test.net/forum/forum4.html
Thanks
Torsten
PS: I agree with Amy and we’ll make the changes.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, photographs: A delivery truck[YSaerTTEW443543]