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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Could you help me with the tense?

In the following sentence, which would you use, 'had read' or 'read?'

The novel my professor lent me was so complicated that it was not until I read/had read it several times that I understood it.
  

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' 'read', though 'had read' is not wrong. CJ

  • ' 'read', though 'had read' is not wrong.
  • CJ
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teacherJapanwould you use 'had read' or 'read?'
'read', though 'had read' is not wrong.

CJ
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Thank you very much:-)

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