 Re: help with tenses
Very good Cyrus!
The first sentence is past perfect SIMPLE (just to be more exact)
The second sentence has two verbs, the first is past simple, the second is past progressive.
He became a success later in life ..... Do you really think this is progressive? Remember - be + ing = progressive.
The rest are perfect, as far as I can see.
I have been waiting for Tom over an hour. I suppose this is correct, but I'd say: I've been waiting for Tom for over an hour. Too many for's? What does Ronbee think? |