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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Can someone help me with this?

At the tender age of fifteen, she had seen war in her homeland.

Should it be the past perfect or simple perfect using saw. And why?

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Hi, At the tender age of fifteen, she had seen war in her homeland. This suggests that she saw it before she was 15. At the tender age of fifteen, she saw war in her homeland.

— Clive

  • Hi, At the tender age of fifteen, she had seen war in her homeland.
  • This suggests that she saw it before she was 15.
  • At the tender age of fifteen, she saw war in her homeland.
  • She saw it when she was 15.
  • Should it be the past perfect or simple perfect using saw.
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Hi,

At the tender age of fifteen, she had seen war in her homeland. This suggests that she saw it before she was 15.

At the tender age of fifteen, she saw war in her homeland. She saw it when she was 15.

Should it be the past perfect or simple perfect using saw. And why?

Best wishes, Clive
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