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He (write) fourteen books by the end of last January . (put the verb in the correct tense )
2010年5月20日 18:26
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"had written" is best. The action is finished before or at the end of January, so it is correct to say "had written". But be prepared to hear the simple past "wrote" when talking with people. Here's an explanation: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
2010年5月23日
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however, it is fine to use simple past in conversation and in American English ^__^
2010年5月23日
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HAD WRITTEN
2010年5月21日
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It depends on what you want the meaning to be. If you say "He had written 14 books...," that means that the action (writing 14 books) happened before another action that happened in the past. If you said "He had written 14 books by the end of last January," that would be perfectly acceptable. That would be the best choice.
2010年5月21日
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"Had written" - I suggest that because the action is complete. "Wrote" is simple past, and isn't as definite nor clear as the Past Perfect "had written".
2010年5月21日
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