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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Correction of sentence

Please sit down and have lunch with me. Then, tell me what I had missed.

Please sit down and have lunch with me. Then, tell me what I have missed.

Please sit down and have lunch with me. Then, tell me what I missed.

Which is right and what are the differences.
I'm having a right time distinguishing past perfect between present perfect
  

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#2 and #3 are acceptable as they stand. Past perfect requires (1) reference to another past event and (2) that the chronological order of the two past events be unclear without using past perfect to distinguish the earlier of them.

  • #2 and #3 are acceptable as they stand.
  • Past perfect requires (1) reference to another past event and (2) that the chronological order of the two past events be unclear without using past perfect to distinguish the earlier of them.
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#2 and #3 are acceptable as they stand.

Past perfect requires (1) reference to another past event and (2) that the chronological order of the two past events be unclear without using past perfect to distinguish the earlier of them.

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