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Seoul Brother Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

about the difference between simple past and past perfect

They moved to a house, which had been painted.

If I replace 'had been painted' with 'was painted', what will happen?

thanks in advance.
  

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Seoul Brother If I replace 'had been painted' with 'was painted', what will happen? We will not be sure when it was painted relative to when they moved.

— Mister Micawber

  • Seoul Brother If I replace 'had been painted' with 'was painted', what will happen?
  • We will not be sure when it was painted relative to when they moved.
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Seoul BrotherIf I replace 'had been painted' with 'was painted', what will happen?
We will not be sure when it was painted relative to when they moved.
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I'm not sure you need a nonrestrictive relative clause there.

They moved to a house that was painted.— This seems to describe the condition of the house.
They moved to a house that had been painted.— This describes a finished action.
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