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Michelle Cha Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I was sure that I had met/ met him before.

1. I was sure that I had met him before.
2. I was sure that I met him before.

Sentencec 1 is grammatical.
Then how about sentence 2? Is it grammatical and the same in meaning with 1?

Thanks in advance to all the friendly native teachers.
  

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Michelle Cha Then how about sentence 2? It is grammatical, but most native speakers would naturally use the past perfect, not the simple past.

  • Michelle Cha Then how about sentence 2?
  • It is grammatical, but most native speakers would naturally use the past perfect, not the simple past.
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Michelle ChaThen how about sentence 2?
It is grammatical, but most native speakers would naturally use the past perfect, not the simple past.

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