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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Hi,

"Maybe he drew him after he had broken his wrist"
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"Maybe he drew him after he broke his wrist"

Thank you
  

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Hi, "Maybe he drew him after he had broken his wrist" or "Maybe he drew him after he broke his wrist" Both tenses are OK. The 'after' makes the sequence of events clear. What is a little unclear is to whom the second 'he' and the 'his' refers.

— Clive

  • Hi, "Maybe he drew him after he had broken his wrist" or "Maybe he drew him after he broke his wrist" Both tenses are OK.
  • The 'after' makes the sequence of events clear.
  • What is a little unclear is to whom the second 'he' and the 'his' refers.
  • I think you mean the person who was drawn.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

"Maybe he drew him after he had broken his wrist"
or

"Maybe he drew him after he broke his wrist"

Both tenses are OK. The 'after' makes the sequence of events clear.

What is a little unclear is to whom the second 'he' and the 'his' refers. I think you mean the person who was drawn.

Best wishes, Clive
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