Picture of Dorian Gray
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Consider the following quotes from the Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde, 1890). Label the tense and aspect used in bold.
1. The painter had been busy mixing his colours and getting his brushes ready.
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2. I suppose she will be married some day to a rough carter or a grinning ploughman.
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3. The people are still discussing poor Basil's disappearance.
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4. Everybody I know says you are very wicked.
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5. I suppose he has been paying you compliments.
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6. It often happened that when we thought we were experimenting on others we were really experimenting on ourselves.
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7. Perhaps, some day, the cruel look would have passed away from the scarlet sensitive mouth.
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8. After a little while a black shadow that had been creeping along the dripping wall, moved out into the light and came close to him with stealthy footsteps.
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9. I assure you that in any case the whole thing would have been an absolute failure.
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10. Tears came to his eyes as he remembered her childlike look and winsome fanciful ways.
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11. You have chattered enough about corruption.
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12. Poor dreadful Mr. Isaacs will be shouting “genius” to his loafers at the bar.