vil
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- Bulgarian
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Dear teachers,
Would you tell me whether the “sequence of tenses” is observed in the following sentences?
[FONT="]Kristin had prepared an acceptance speech, but the "Spy of the Year" title went to Hanna instead.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Mike had been skating on thin ice for two hours when he heard the first crack.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Dianna has been warning Mike for years about his skating habits, but he just won’t listen.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]David- a delicate, sensitive soul – accompanied Mike to the pond and then to the hospital. After David had waited an hour, the doctor announced that the skater was free to go.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]After today’s skating trip ends, David will have waited a total of 1,232 hours for his friend and will have read countless outdated magazines in the emergency room family area.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Grace refused to speak to Mike ever since he declared that “a little thin ice” shouldn’t scare anyone.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Mike, in a temper, pointed out that Grace’s motorcycle had sent him to the hospital even more frequently than his skates.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]In an effort to make peace, Kristin will have spoken quietly to both combatants before they ever stop yelling at each other.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Despite years of practice, Tim has achieved success only on rare occasions, but he keeps trying to resolve his brother’s conflicts anyway.[/FONT]
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Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Would you tell me whether the “sequence of tenses” is observed in the following sentences?
[FONT="]Kristin had prepared an acceptance speech, but the "Spy of the Year" title went to Hanna instead.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Mike had been skating on thin ice for two hours when he heard the first crack.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Dianna has been warning Mike for years about his skating habits, but he just won’t listen.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]David- a delicate, sensitive soul – accompanied Mike to the pond and then to the hospital. After David had waited an hour, the doctor announced that the skater was free to go.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]After today’s skating trip ends, David will have waited a total of 1,232 hours for his friend and will have read countless outdated magazines in the emergency room family area.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Grace refused to speak to Mike ever since he declared that “a little thin ice” shouldn’t scare anyone.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Mike, in a temper, pointed out that Grace’s motorcycle had sent him to the hospital even more frequently than his skates.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]In an effort to make peace, Kristin will have spoken quietly to both combatants before they ever stop yelling at each other.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Despite years of practice, Tim has achieved success only on rare occasions, but he keeps trying to resolve his brother’s conflicts anyway.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V