Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
I had been speaking to my friend
I had been speaking to my friend about this, but he had not contacted me since.
I've been speaking to my friend about this, but he hasn't contacted me since.
What is the difference between these sentences?
Thank you.
I've been speaking to my friend about this, but he hasn't contacted me since.
What is the difference between these sentences?
Thank you.
Top answer
OK, these sentences aren't really clear. Let me just try to explain this to you. I had been speaking to my friend until X "had been really tries to say something was happening before/until X; X happened after the event following had been[speaking to my friend]" So, essentially it means you were speaking[continued to speak- continuous action] until something happened afterwards.
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OK, these sentences aren't really clear. Let me just try to explain this to you.
I had been speaking to my friend until X "had been really tries to say something was happening before/until X; X happened after the event following had been[speaking to my friend]" So, essentially it means you were speaking[continued to speak- continuous action] until something happened afterwards.
I had been speaking to my friend until X "had been really tries to say something was happening before/until X; X happened after the event following had been[speaking to my friend]" So, essentially it means you were speaking[continued to speak- continuous action] until something happened afterwards.
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