Good day
in the Manhattan SC page 107 we have
Right: She PLAYED with her friends when the babysitter ARRIVED
In this case, the action played took place after the babysitter arrived. Both actions are in the
Simple Past and express equal levels of importance
but in page 261 (The exercice section of the advanced part)
Wrong :When he swam across the lake, he lay down on the far shore and relaxed in the sunshine until
was thoroughly dry.
Swam (simple past tense) should be had swum (past perfect tense). The verbs lay and "!axed are in the simple past tense. Because the swimming must have happened before the lying and relaxing on the for shore,
the past perfect had swum is more appropriate than the simple past swam.
Correction: When he had swum acros& the lake, he lay down on the far shore and relaxed in the
sunshine until he was thoroughly dry.
According to first explanation, the second sentence should be correct as well???!!!!
Many thanks in advance
in the Manhattan SC page 107 we have
Right: She PLAYED with her friends when the babysitter ARRIVED
In this case, the action played took place after the babysitter arrived. Both actions are in the
Simple Past and express equal levels of importance
but in page 261 (The exercice section of the advanced part)
Wrong :When he swam across the lake, he lay down on the far shore and relaxed in the sunshine until
was thoroughly dry.
Swam (simple past tense) should be had swum (past perfect tense). The verbs lay and "!axed are in the simple past tense. Because the swimming must have happened before the lying and relaxing on the for shore,
the past perfect had swum is more appropriate than the simple past swam.
Correction: When he had swum acros& the lake, he lay down on the far shore and relaxed in the
sunshine until he was thoroughly dry.
According to first explanation, the second sentence should be correct as well???!!!!
Many thanks in advance
