worcester
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- Sep 15, 2013
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
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- Great Britain
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- Great Britain
Hi everyone,
I have a problem understanding correctly the following sentences. Please let me know if my interpretation is correct.
1. "When I got to the garage my car had been repaired." (it was repaired BEFORE I got to the garage)
2. "When I got to the garage my car was repaired." (as far as I understand "past simple+past simple" is used for actions that happen one after another, so I understand this sentence like this: first I got to the garage and then the car was repaired (meaning that I sort of waited a bit after I arrived).
Thank you.
I have a problem understanding correctly the following sentences. Please let me know if my interpretation is correct.
1. "When I got to the garage my car had been repaired." (it was repaired BEFORE I got to the garage)
2. "When I got to the garage my car was repaired." (as far as I understand "past simple+past simple" is used for actions that happen one after another, so I understand this sentence like this: first I got to the garage and then the car was repaired (meaning that I sort of waited a bit after I arrived).
Thank you.
