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25 Dec 2017
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Which is suitable, "lay" or "had lain"?
>The wounded man () in the street for over an hour before the ambulance arrived.
Which is suitable, "lay" or "had lain"?
>The wounded man () in the street for over an hour before the ambulance arrived.
>The wounded man () in the street for over an hour before the ambulance arrived.
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I think "has been laying" is more suitable
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