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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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difference in meaning?

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00Could you please tell me if there is any differences in 01b00the meaning02b00 between these two sentences?02br
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01i00She had made a lot of new friends since her move to Abinger.02i02br
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01i00She had made a lot of new friends after she had moved to Abinger.02i02br
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00Please tell me as quick as possible!02br
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00Thank you very very much 050010id2
  

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02b 02br 02br 00However, I don't understand the use of the past perfect: She had made a lot of friends. Using this tense implies that something has changed since then. 02br 02br 00And you don't really need the past perfect in "after she had moved to Abinger" either.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02b 02br 02br 00However, I don't understand the use of the past perfect: She had made a lot of friends.
  • Using this tense implies that something has changed since then.
  • 02br 02br 00And you don't really need the past perfect in "after she had moved to Abinger" either.
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0I don't see a lot of difference in 01b00meaning.02b02br
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00However, I don't understand the use of the past perfect: She had made a lot of friends. Using this tense implies that something has changed since then. Perhaps she lost her friends, or moved again, or doubled the number of friends...02br
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00And you don't really need the
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