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by beastheart » Tue May 18, 2010 12:07 pm
Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy were separated from their families for the first time only months before.

A - Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy were
B- Many of the soldiers that were injured or killed in the invasion of Normandy had been
C- Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy have been
D- The invasion of Normandy injured or killed many soldiers that have been
E- In the Invasion, many soldiers that were injured or killed at normandy had been

Past perfect tense Had been is to be used as out of 2 events one was completed before the other even if we have explicitly stated "before" to sequence the timing of events, Please comment ?

Also Have been is to be used for present perfect only? right?
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by analyst218 » Tue May 18, 2010 12:30 pm
beastheart wrote:Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy were separated from their families for the first time only months before.

A - Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy were
B- Many of the soldiers that were injured or killed in the invasion of Normandy had been
C- Many of the soldiers that were injured and killed in the invasion of Normandy have been
D- The invasion of Normandy injured or killed many soldiers that have been
E- In the Invasion, many soldiers that were injured or killed at normandy had been

Past perfect tense Had been is to be used as out of 2 events one was completed before the other even if we have explicitly stated "before" to sequence the timing of events, Please comment ?

Also Have been is to be used for present perfect only? right?
yes. B
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