Results 1 to 3 of 3
2Likes- 28-Nov-2011, 09:26 #1
Member
- Join Date
- May 2010
- Posts
- 273
Past tense/ Past perfect Dear all,
What is the diffference between
By 2007, the average house price had rise to almost £190,000
By 2007, the average house price rose to almost £190,000
Many thanks
- 28-Nov-2011, 09:32 #2
Moderator
- Join Date
- Oct 2010
- Posts
- 16,984
Teacher Re: Past tense/ Past perfect The first is grammatically more sound, in my opinion but you will almost certainly hear/see the second.
Originally Posted by duiter 
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 28-Nov-2011, 09:33 #3
Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 776
Teacher Re: Past tense/ Past perfect By 2007, the average house price had rise to almost £190,000. Incorrect
By 2007, the average house price had risen to almost £190,000. Correct
By 2007, the average house price rose to almost £190,000. Correct (more common)
Reply With QuoteSimilar Threads
-
[Grammar] past perfect tense and simple past tense
By prianca.p4 in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 1Last Post: 11-Oct-2011, 17:09 -
[Grammar] I thought people only use past perfect tense to dipict an earlier past event
By cubezero3 in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 10Last Post: 27-Nov-2010, 21:08 -
past perfect,past tense or present perfect?
By njanja in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 2Last Post: 13-Apr-2007, 11:13 -
past perfect or past tense?
By njanja in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 1Last Post: 30-Aug-2006, 19:44 -
Replacing past perfect and present perfect by past simple tense.
By isahne in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 1Last Post: 18-Apr-2006, 16:18
