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#2 (permalink) Tue Feb 15, 2005 13:46 pm She had laughed is past perfect |
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Yes your answer is correct. She had laughed is Past Perfect. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#3 (permalink) Thu Aug 16, 2007 21:10 pm She had laughed is past perfect |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Yes your answer is correct. She had laughed is Past Perfect. |
I just wonder, why "she laughed" is not past perfect? Could you please explain why? |
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MadokaLiu New Member
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#4 (permalink) Thu Aug 16, 2007 22:49 pm She had laughed is past perfect |
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Hi Merry,
Welcome to our forum. "She laughed" is simple past. You probably know some of the English tenses? As I understand there is only one tense in Chinese so having different tenses might be a new concept to you. You can take it one at a time and if you like we can guide you through the process.
Let me know what you think. Regards, Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#5 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:37 am She had laughed is past perfect |
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| Torsten wrote: |
Hi Merry,
Welcome to our forum. "She laughed" is simple past. You probably know some of the English tenses? As I understand there is only one tense in Chinese so having different tenses might be a new concept to you. You can take it one at a time and if you like we can guide you through the process.
Let me know what you think. Regards, Torsten |
Hi Torsten,
Thanks for your explain. I learned english tenses in high school, Unfortunately, All lessons was teached by Chinese. so I think I know the english tenses in Chinese words. So Could you tell me all english tenses by english words. or give me a link that can teach me about english tenses. I think it will be more helpful for me. Thank You.
I hope you can get my means.
P.S. For Chinese, We always use different words to express the tenses. so tenses is really confused and a little hard for me. |
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MadokaLiu New Member
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#6 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:15 am She had laughed is past perfect |
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Hi Merry,
You can start by reading this story which illustrates how the simple present can be used.
Let me know what you think. Thanks, Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#8 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 19:58 pm She had laughed is past perfect |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
. And here is a brief overview of the English tenses. . |
Hi Mister,
Thank you. the link you give me is really helpful. Thank You so much |
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MadokaLiu New Member
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#9 (permalink) Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:56 am The past perfect simple. |
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Teacher Torsten,
Which of these tenses is Past Perfect Simple? It is ..........
(a) She had laughed (b) She has been laughing (c) She laughed (d) She was laughing my answer is letter A. Am I correct? |
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#10 (permalink) Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:00 am She had laughed is past perfect |
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| Torsten wrote: |
Hi Merry,
Welcome to our forum. "She laughed" is simple past. You probably know some of the English tenses? As I understand there is only one tense in Chinese so having different tenses might be a new concept to you. You can take it one at a time and if you like we can guide you through the process.
Let me know what you think. Regards, Torsten |
Hello Torsten... I wonder how can a single tense serve the whole language to differentiate all the times of events..Chinese language is already a difficult one, I believe, for a foreigner to learn ..but all these disparities could lead to more difficulty to understand the grammar of the language. _________________ Sahid59
Better tomorrow with better English |
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#11 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:17 am She had laughed is past perfect |
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| Hey Torsten i've made a mistake in question 4. but i think it is not bad to have 9 from 10. i've checked info about right answer, so thanks. |
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#12 (permalink) Mon Jun 22, 2009 15:47 pm She had laughed is past perfect |
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ohh my god actually I knew that past perfect is with using had+past participle of the verb.. but my bad, I didn't read the question carefully and couldn't pay attention to the word "perfect" in the question well, actually I've learned from school saying like "Past Perfect tense" then why is it said like Past perfect simple?
anyway accidentally I thought it was to write simple past..cus the question made me a confusion..
thank you my teachers please correct me
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#13 (permalink) Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:58 am She had laughed is past perfect |
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Hello all teacher: I still confuse about past perfect simple. As I know past perfect tense is : S+had+past participle...but when do I should use that tense ? please help me improve it..thanks lot. |
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Nganguyen I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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