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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Confusion between past perfect and past simple
Hi there. I am a TESL student. I will be having my exam this wednesday and i want to make sure i can get this right.
I'm sorry i left without you last night, but i told you to meet me early because the show started at 8.00.
Why can't we say " but i had told you.......". I thought past perfect is for past events before the past time. So why is it past simple?
I'm sorry i left without you last night, but i told you to meet me early because the show started at 8.00.
Why can't we say " but i had told you.......". I thought past perfect is for past events before the past time. So why is it past simple?
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- I will be having my exam this wednesday and i want to make sure i can get this right.
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- I thought past perfect is for past events before the past time.
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Hi,
I am a TESL student. I will be having my exam this wednesday and i want to make sure i can get this right.
I'm sorry i left without you last night, but i told you to meet me early because the show started at 8.00.
Why can't we say " but i had told you..". I thought past perfect is for past events before the past time. So why is it past simple?
The Past Si
I am a TESL student. I will be having my exam this wednesday and i want to make sure i can get this right.
I'm sorry i left without you last night, but i told you to meet me early because the show started at 8.00.
Why can't we say " but i had told you..". I thought past perfect is for past events before the past time. So why is it past simple?
The Past Si
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