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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is past perfect always in the main clause?
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A quick question: is past perfect always used in the main clause? Are there times when it is used in the subordinate clause? Can someone give examples to explain both?
Thanks,
A quick question: is past perfect always used in the main clause? Are there times when it is used in the subordinate clause? Can someone give examples to explain both?
Thanks,
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Sure you can. He had never seen a woman when he stumbled out of the jungle and onto the beach. He passed the exam because he had been studying diligently for weeks.
- Sure you can.
- He had never seen a woman when he stumbled out of the jungle and onto the beach.
- He passed the exam because he had been studying diligently for weeks.
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Sure you can.
He had never seen a woman when he stumbled out of the jungle and onto the beach.
He passed the exam because he had been studying diligently for weeks.
He had never seen a woman when he stumbled out of the jungle and onto the beach.
He passed the exam because he had been studying diligently for weeks.
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Thank you so much.
He turned angry enough to kill.
He had turned angry enough to have killed.
Is that correct, the simple past and past perfect respectively? I am assuming 'turned' is followed by 'to' while 'had turned' is followed by 'to have'?
He turned angry enough to kill.
He had turned angry enough to have killed.
Is that correct, the simple past and past perfect respectively? I am assuming 'turned' is followed by 'to' while 'had turned' is followed by 'to have'?
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I am assuming 'turned' is followed by 'to' while 'had turned' is followed by 'to have'?-- Possibly but not necessarily. At the end of election night, he had garnered enough votes to become President.
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