Had received vs received?
Could you tell me which of the following is grammatically correct and why?
We received certificates before we had finished the course.
We had received certificates before we finished the course.
Thanks!
Top answer
e, had+v3, and the second action in simple past. ex: train had left the station, before I reached the station. Usually we receive the certificates after we finish the course then we write " we had finished our course before we received our certificates" but, according to your question, "We had received certificates before we finished the course", is correct
- e, had+v3, and the second action in simple past.
- ex: train had left the station, before I reached the station.
- Usually we receive the certificates after we finish the course then we write " we had finished our course before we received our certificates" but, according to your question, "We had received certificates before we finished the course", is correct
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When two things happened in the past:
we write the first action using past perfect, i.e, had+v3, and
the second action in simple past.
ex: train had left the station, before I reached the station.
Usually we receive the certificates after we finish the course
then we write " we had finished our course before we received our certificates"
but, according to yo
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