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Barmar
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tens tense - past perfect continuous, past, past continuous

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Scott said he had been studying Greek for more than five years. If he had been studying the language that long, I think he would have been able to interpret for us at the airport.

  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he hadn't been studying Greek for more thatthan five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he didn't study Greek for more thatthan five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he wasn't studying Greek for more thatthan five years.

I feel #1,2 are possible but, #3 sounds awkward. but still, I'm not sure how which one is different from others. Could you let me know the differences between them?

tens - past perfect continuous, past, past continuous

Here's the context.

Scott said he had been studying Greek for more than five years. If he had been studying the language that long, I think he would have been able to interpret for us at the airport.

  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he hadn't been studying Greek for more that five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he didn't study Greek for more that five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he wasn't studying Greek for more that five years.

I feel #1,2 are possible but, #3 sounds awkward. but still, I'm not sure how which one is different from others. Could you let me know the differences between them?

tense - past perfect continuous, past, past continuous

Here's the context.

Scott said he had been studying Greek for more than five years. If he had been studying the language that long, I think he would have been able to interpret for us at the airport.

  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he hadn't been studying Greek for more than five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he didn't study Greek for more than five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he wasn't studying Greek for more than five years.

I feel #1,2 are possible but, #3 sounds awkward. but still, I'm not sure how which one is different from others. Could you let me know the differences between them?

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Jihoon Yang
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tens - past perfect continuous, past, past continuous

Here's the context.

Scott said he had been studying Greek for more than five years. If he had been studying the language that long, I think he would have been able to interpret for us at the airport.

  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he hadn't been studying Greek for more that five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he didn't study Greek for more that five years.
  1. The reason he wasn't able to interpret for us at the airport was that he wasn't studying Greek for more that five years.

I feel #1,2 are possible but, #3 sounds awkward. but still, I'm not sure how which one is different from others. Could you let me know the differences between them?