A question about tense
Question:
I ate some fruit, which I _______ since I was a child, and the vegetables from my garden.
A. have enjoyed B. enjoyed C. enjoy D. had enjoyed
I think the right answer is D.But the key is A. I don't understand it.
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Answers · 4
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Thanks a lot , Gregory.
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Heather is correct. But maybe another example would help. I will give you two sentences.
1. "I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers." (this is a line from a famous movie called "Streetcar Named Desire".
2. "I had always depended upon the kindness of strangers."
In the first sentence, the speaker is saying that she always depended upon the kindness of strangers, and continues to do so until the present. In the second sentence, the speaker is saying that she USED to depend upon the kindness of strangers, but now no longer does (something changed her ability to depend upon the kindness of strangers.)
Hope this helps!
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Thank you for your explicit explaining.
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The answer is A, which I have enjoyed since I was a child. That is because you still enjoy the fruit. If it was 'had enjoyed' the inference is that you had enjoyed it when you were a child, not necessarily anymore. The use of 'since' means it's ongoing.
It's a very clumsy sentence structure which makes it difficult to understand.
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