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Wisdom27 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

about past perfect

Dear all,
So joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
This is from the Bible. Here there is two past tense. In my knowledge if there is two past events, the first one should be past perfect. Can I say?
So joseph had gone after his brothers and found them at Dothan
thank you.
  

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Dear all, So joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. This is from the Bible. Here there is two past tense.

— Wisdom27

  • Dear all, So joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
  • This is from the Bible.
  • Here there is two past tense.
  • In my knowledge if there is two past events, the first one should be past perfect.
  • Can I say?
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Dear all,
So joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
This is from the Bible. Here there is two past tense. In my knowledge if there is two past events, the first one should be past perfect. Can I say?
So joseph had gone after his brothers and found them at Dothan
thank you.
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. In my knowledge if there is two past events, the first one should be past perfect. Not necessarily.

Can I say?
So Joseph had gone after his brothers and found them at Dothan Yes, this is not incorrect, but if your words are different than the original source, you are paraphrasing, not quoting.
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