Difference/worked-working

Difference/worked-working
Message from jun708 posted on 16-04-2016 at 16:04:47 (D | E | F)
Hi,guys! Hello,
Is there any difference please between
"She looked down on the secretaries she had worked with" and
"She looked down on the secretaries she had been working with."?
Thanks for any reply.

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Edited by lucile83 on 16-04-2016 22:13

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Re: Difference/worked-working from sherry48, posted on 16-04-2016 at 17:43:30 (D | E)
Hello.
"She looked down on the secretaries she had worked with" may indicate that she has a new job because she is no longer working with them. "She looked down on the secretaries she had been working with." means that she just finished working with them but there is also a sense of continuity rather than an end to employment.
Sherry

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Re: Difference/worked-working from marmara, posted on 23-04-2016 at 18:00:05 (D | E)
Hello,
"She looked down on the secretaries she had worked with" is past perfect sentence, event started in the past and finished,
"She looked down on the secretaries she had been working with." is past perfect continuous sentence, event started in the past and continues past

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Edited by lucile83 on 23-04-2016 22:49

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