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Vkr6078 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Had or Had had
I had so much respect for him before I read about him.
or I had had so much respect for him before I read about him.
Which is correct ?
or I had had so much respect for him before I read about him.
Which is correct ?
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You don't really need the past perfect form - had had - there, though it wouldn't be wrong. The past simple "had" is OK, because in situations like those, the 'past simple' is usually the more natural choice, since the order of the events is made clear by the words such as "after" or as in your "before".
- You don't really need the past perfect form - had had - there, though it wouldn't be wrong.
- The past simple "had" is OK, because in situations like those, the 'past simple' is usually the more natural choice, since the order of the events is made clear by the words such as "after" or as in your "before".
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You don't really need the past perfect form - had had - there, though it wouldn't be wrong. The past simple "had" is OK, because in situations like those, the 'past simple' is usually the more natural choice, since the order of the events is made clear by the words such as "after" or as in your "before".
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How about this below sentence.
"The building was evacuated after they found/had found one suspected thing"
Found or had found. Which is correct ? Actually I am very confused. While learning more about tenses, I have recenlty come across we have to use past perfect if any event happens before another past event. So in the first sentence I asked and even this sentence, past perf
"The building was evacuated after they found/had found one suspected thing"
Found or had found. Which is correct ? Actually I am very confused. While learning more about tenses, I have recenlty come across we have to use past perfect if any event happens before another past event. So in the first sentence I asked and even this sentence, past perf
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The building was evacuated after they found/had found one suspected thing.
After they found shows clearly that the finding of one suspected thing.is the first action.
However, I have seen many people use after they had found It is not wrong, however.
After they found shows clearly that the finding of one suspected thing.is the first action.
However, I have seen many people use after they had found It is not wrong, however.
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vkr6078"The building was evacuated after they found/had found one suspected thing"The underlined part is not natural English. Native speakers say "suspicious item" https://www.ucalgary.ca/emergencyplan/emergency-ins
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