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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Not-so-usual use
Hi,
I believe Clive kindly told me that a key point (about the past perfect) is that it is not normally used when the sequence of events is clear from the context, eg the use of time words like 'before/after', but I think I saw this kind of sentence from a grammar book.
Joe had already studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.
"When" seems to be used often with the past perfect though.
Jean had already bought the clothes when Mary got to the store.
I believe Clive kindly told me that a key point (about the past perfect) is that it is not normally used when the sequence of events is clear from the context, eg the use of time words like 'before/after', but I think I saw this kind of sentence from a grammar book.
Joe had already studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.
"When" seems to be used often with the past perfect though.
Jean had already bought the clothes when Mary got to the store.
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Hello Believer, There is sometimes a slight difference in usage between BrE and AmE. Thus as a BrE speaker, I would read the versions of your sentence as follows: 1. Joe studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.
- Hello Believer, There is sometimes a slight difference in usage between BrE and AmE.
- Thus as a BrE speaker, I would read the versions of your sentence as follows: 1.
- Joe studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.
- ] plain statement.
- 2.
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Hello Believer,
There is sometimes a slight difference in usage between BrE and AmE. Thus as a BrE speaker, I would read the versions of your sentence as follows:
1. Joe studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two. ] plain statement.
2. Joe had studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.] might be used where some emphasis on the seque
There is sometimes a slight difference in usage between BrE and AmE. Thus as a BrE speaker, I would read the versions of your sentence as follows:
1. Joe studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two. ] plain statement.
2. Joe had studied Lesson One before he began studying Lesson Two.] might be used where some emphasis on the seque
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