Results 1 to 3 of 3
Like Tree2Likes
  • 2 Post By bhaisahab

Thread: Ι had eaten cake before I went to school.

  1. 29-Nov-2011, 20:17 #1
    snoopya1984
    snoopya1984 is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • Greek
      • Home Country:
      • Greece
      • Current Location:
      • Greece
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    90

    Default Ι had eaten cake before I went to school.

    If we do not use Past Perfect but Past Simple "I ate cake before I went to school",is it acceptable too?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 29-Nov-2011, 20:19 #2
    5jj's Avatar
    5jj
    5jj is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • Czech Republic
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Posts
    23,977

    Default Re: Ι had eaten cake before I went to school.

    Yes.
    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
    Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
    If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 29-Nov-2011, 20:25 #3
    bhaisahab's Avatar
    bhaisahab
    bhaisahab is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    19,294

    Default Re: Ι had eaten cake before I went to school.

    And more likely.
    5jj and snoopya1984 like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Tom is the tallest boy in school/the school/ a school.
    By wotcha in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 21-Nov-2011, 08:52
  2. had eaten
    By yan in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 14-May-2010, 07:01
  3. the cookies have been eaten?...
    By karinontour in forum English Idioms and Sayings
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-Apr-2010, 19:43
  4. [General] Any cake / whichever cake
    By jiaruchan in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 08-Feb-2010, 14:46
  5. Have you ever eaten ...?
    By Unregistered Lina in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 13-Jan-2005, 16:11

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1