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Adsfaf Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Are the tenses used correctly in this sentence?

Then I realized that Constantin, who was my best friend, had killed the ones I had cared about.
  

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adsfaf Then I realized that Constantin, who was my best friend, had killed the ones I ( had ) cared about. Good! The 'had' in parentheses is optional.

— CalifJim

  • adsfaf Then I realized that Constantin, who was my best friend, had killed the ones I ( had ) cared about.
  • Good!
  • The 'had' in parentheses is optional.
  • I would omit it.
  • CJ
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adsfafThen I realized that Constantin, who was my best friend, had killed the ones I (had) cared about.

Good! The 'had' in parentheses is optional. I would omit it.

CJ

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