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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Any differences?

Are they both possible? Any differences?

How long had they known each other (. ) they got married?

1) before
2) after
  

Top answer

"Before" is correct. Remember that the past perfect is what we can call "a previous past" because it happened in the past before some other event. The people got married.

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  • "Before" is correct.
  • Remember that the past perfect is what we can call "a previous past" because it happened in the past before some other event.
  • The people got married.
  • First they knew each other.
  • Secondly, they got married.
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"Before" is correct. Remember that the past perfect is what we can call "a previous past" because it happened in the past before some other event.

The people got married. Before that, they already knew each other..First they knew each other. Secondly, they got married. So "knew" is past, but before another past, which is that they got married.
They had known each other before they go
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Thank you very much for your detailed instruction!!!
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