can you help me out please with this past perfect tense: I had lost my keys. did you find these keys or you are still searching for them?
scarf blue 706 I had lost my keys. D id you find these keys or you are still searching for them? It is hard to understand the context.
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scarf blue 706I had lost my keys. Did you find these keys or you are still searching for them?
It is hard to understand the context. Is the person referred to as "you" searching for the keys belonging to the person referred to as "I"? Are "these keys" the same keys as "my keys", or are they different keys? It is al
In broad terms,the Past Perfect shows that something happened before some event or point int the past..
Consider these brief examples
#1 Tom came home at 6pm. His wife cooked dimer. To a native speaker, this sounds like she cooked it after 6pm.
#2 Tom came home at 6pm. His wife had cooked dimer. To a native speaker, this sounds like she cooked it before 6pm.