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3Likes- 13-Nov-2011, 09:30 #1
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Past Perfect Dear Forum Users,
Could anyone please tell me whether the Past Perfect is needed in the following sentence:
"What absolutely beautiful weather" (said on a stormy day for which the forecaster had promised sunshine) is ironic.
Thank you.
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- 13-Nov-2011, 12:06 #2
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Teacher Re: Past Perfect We are often not as precise about using the past perfect as some course books and grammars suggest, but this is one of those situations in which I feel most native speakers would use the past perfect.
- 14-Nov-2011, 13:10 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Past Perfect Thanks 5jj.
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