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#1 29-Apr-2006, 19:13About "Had now "
I am confused with this sentence,
"This state of things had now lasted for three days,..."
Why they are using "had now" ?
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#2 30-Apr-2006, 00:37Re: About "Had now "
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#3 01-May-2006, 18:35Re: About "Had now "
I am puzlled with "had now" .Why are they using "had now" ,had is past perfect and now is following it .
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#4 01-May-2006, 18:51
Re: About "Had now "
now (adverb) is used in statements which specify the length of time up to the present or past situation that something has/had lasted; I would say that the word now has something to do with emphasis.
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#5 02-May-2006, 03:04Re: About "Had now "
We use 'now' in past narratives to mean 'at that moment'.
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