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No sooner + past simple

0 No sooner + past perfect - it's a standard version but when do we use the past simple after 'no sooner' ? is there a diffrence in meaning or something else ? or maybe it's completely wrong to use the past simple :/02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00No sooner + past perfect - it's a standard version but when do we use the past simple after 'no sooner' ? is there a diffrence in meaning or something else ? 02br 02br 00No sooner was the test passed than the car was bought.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00No sooner + past perfect - it's a standard version but when do we use the past simple after 'no sooner' ?
  • is there a diffrence in meaning or something else ?
  • 02br 02br 00No sooner was the test passed than the car was bought.
  • [ No sooner was the dinner cooked than it was eaten.
  • 02br 02br 00I think you'll hear people say 'He no sooner passed his driving test than he bought a car', and it sounds acceptable to me.
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