Can anyone please tell me if a dependent clause that contains words like "before" and "after" is compatible with a main clause in the past perfect tense?
eg,
Joe had seen him playing basketball three hours before John came home.
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It sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
— Mister Micawber
It sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
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