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Dear teachers,
Why doesn't the writer use past particle tense after by 2010 ?
A steady but significant rise can be seen in the percentage of the population that owned
a computer over the period. Just over half the population owned computers in 2002,
whereas by 2010 three out of four people had a home computer.
Why not ....... bby 2010 three out of four people had had a home computer instead of had
http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org...ctice_test_1_IELTS_Academic_Model_Answers.pdf
Thanks
Why doesn't the writer use past particle tense after by 2010 ?
A steady but significant rise can be seen in the percentage of the population that owned
a computer over the period. Just over half the population owned computers in 2002,
whereas by 2010 three out of four people had a home computer.
Why not ....... bby 2010 three out of four people had had a home computer instead of had
http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org...ctice_test_1_IELTS_Academic_Model_Answers.pdf
Thanks