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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 8 years ago
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I suspect I had become/became resigned to my fate.

Hi all

Could you please tell me the difference between these two sentences? Even though, I don't have a reason to use the past perfect as I am not referencing one action before another, somehow I feel as though the second sentence is correct. Here, I am recounting the fact that at one point in the past I had this thought of resigning myself to my fate.

I suspect I became resigned to my fate.
I suspect I had become resigned to my fate.

Thank you.

Best wishes

PBF

  

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Peaceblinkfriend I suspect I became resigned to my fate. Here you are describing what you think happened over a period of time. Peaceblinkfriend I suspect I had become resigned to my fate.

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  • Peaceblinkfriend I suspect I became resigned to my fate.
  • Here you are describing what you think happened over a period of time.
  • Peaceblinkfriend I suspect I had become resigned to my fate.
  • Here you are describing what you think your state was at a point in time after the "becoming" process was complete.
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PeaceblinkfriendI suspect I became resigned to my fate.

Here you are describing what you think happened over a period of time.

PeaceblinkfriendI suspect I had become resigned to my fate.

Here you are describing what you think your state was at a point in time after the "becoming" process was complete.

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