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Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

  1. past continuous:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen.
  1. past continuous + past perfect:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen.

QuestionQuestions:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable

  2. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

  1. past continuous:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen.
  1. past continuous + past perfect:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen.

Question:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

  1. past continuous:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen.
  1. past continuous + past perfect:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen.

Questions:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable

  2. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

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Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

past continuous: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

  1. past continuous:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen.

past continuous + past perfect: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen

  1. past continuous + past perfect:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen.

Question:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

past continuous: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

past continuous + past perfect: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen

Question:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

  1. past continuous:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen.
  1. past continuous + past perfect:
    For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen.

Question:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)

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It looks like 'past continuous' case but the first part is 'past perfect'

Sentence:

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

(George Orwell 1984)

past continuous: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen

past continuous + past perfect: For the moment he shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that had streamed out of the telescreen

Question:

  1. Should the 'past continuous' be used in such sentence or both of the cases are acceptable
  1. In case when two options are acceptable, do they have the same meaning?

Link to the book (page #74)