Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 3 года назад
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How to translate? (en-ru)
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- 1.
— There’s a fly in my soup. Can I get another one? — Let me see if I can catch one.
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translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold en-ru4 - 2.
Есть/имеется
translation added by Bayern Munich0
Discussion (8)
Russ Sadded a comment 3 года назад
Uly, back to Past Perfect tense ))
Is this correct to say?
I was waiting for 15 minutes but no one had joined the meeting.
If so, how the meaning will change if we skip HAD?
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 3 года назад
No, because it sounds like they hadn’t joined BEFORE you waited.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 3 года назад
I WAITED for 15 minutes, but no one joined the meeting.
Russ Sadded a comment 3 года назад
The above sentence is clear - Simple Past Tense.
But what if I was to start my sentence with:
I was waiting...
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 3 года назад
I was waiting for someone to show up for the meeting, but after 15 minutes, nobody came.
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 3 года назад
As for the Past Perfect, I like the explanation given here:
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 3 года назад
...especially I like the example with the washable paint.