«Она о чем-то говорила минут пять, внезапно умолкла, но потом неохотно продолжила» / Lingvo Live

Ichliebe Deutschasked for translation 7 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

Она о чем-то говорила минут пять, внезапно умолкла, но потом неохотно продолжила

1.
She had been talking about something or other for about five minutes, the suddenly she fell silent, but then went on reluctantly.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍
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2.
She has been talking about something for about 5 minutes, went silent abruptly, but then continued unwillingly
translation added by Андрей Бессонов
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Andrey: This sentence is in the past, so you can't use the present perfect - you have to use the past perfect: She had been...

Yes I wasn't attentive enough😒

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

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