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Alda1119 Posted 18 years ago
He didn't know his former girlfriend "had" married an actor and (do we still have to use "had" here?) moved to Alaska.
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He didn't know his former girlfriend "had" married an actor and (do we still have to use "had" here?) moved to Alaska.
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Both are common. I believe that if you don't repeat the "had" it's understood anyway. I repeat it if there's even the slightest chance of ambiguity.
- Both are common.
- I believe that if you don't repeat the "had" it's understood anyway.
- I repeat it if there's even the slightest chance of ambiguity.
- I think in this case I'd be inclined to repeat it, because even though both actions are in the past perfect (precede the simple past "didn't know") the moving may be considered to have occured some time after the marriage.
- Just as actions may occur at different times in the simple past, so may they also occur at different times in the past perfect.
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Both are common. I believe that if you don't repeat the "had" it's understood anyway. I repeat it if there's even the slightest chance of ambiguity. I think in this case I'd be inclined to repeat it, because even though both actions are in the past perfect (precede the simple past "didn't know") the moving may be considered to have occured some time after the marriage.
Just as actions
Just as actions
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