LeeSang Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
The past perfect with "now"
hello? ^^
I found this sentence while studying English
I had now been in the United States of America something like five years,
working here and there as the inclination seized me, which I must confess, was not often.
I am wondering how can write "now" in the past perfect sentence.
in this sentence, what does "now" mean?
When can I use "now" with the past perfect?
Please help me......
I found this sentence while studying English
I had now been in the United States of America something like five years,
working here and there as the inclination seized me, which I must confess, was not often.
I am wondering how can write "now" in the past perfect sentence.
in this sentence, what does "now" mean?
When can I use "now" with the past perfect?
Please help me......
Top answer
com now ... 6 : at the time referred to < now the trouble began> 7 : by this time <has been teaching now for twenty years> So now can mean "at this point in the narrative". You can use it with any tense when you intend this meaning.
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now
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6: at the time referred to <now the trouble began>
7: by this time <has been teaching now for twenty years>
So now can mean "at this point in the narrative".
You can use it with any tense when you intend this meaning. Its usage with the past perfect is totally unremarkable
now
...
6: at the time referred to <now the trouble began>
7: by this time <has been teaching now for twenty years>
So now can mean "at this point in the narrative".
You can use it with any tense when you intend this meaning. Its usage with the past perfect is totally unremarkable
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