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` ALasked for translation 7 years ago
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Она много лет пыталась заставить его бросить курить, но когда его брат умер от рака лёгких, он прозрел и бросил.

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  1. 1.

    For many years she tried to make him give up smoking. But when his brother died of lung cancer, he saw the light and gave up.

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    Или past perfect progressive надо было?

    translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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    She'd tried for years to get him to stop smoking; but when his brother died of lung cancer he saw the light and quit.

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` ALadded a comment 7 years ago

Да, Past Perfect напрашивается...

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