Omitting the use of past perfect
Is it possible not to use past perfect and past perfect continuous in spoken and written English ever? I mean I think it's quite easy to omit them completely from my speech. For example, "After I had eaten food, I went to School" can easily be changed to "Having eaten food, I went to school." I think the second one sounds advanced.
Can I speak English without using the above mentioned tenses ever?
Will it be foolish to me to omit the tenses from my English speaking?
Top answer
How would you say this without using the past perfect? It had been raining for three hours when I finally decided to go out. My suggestion is that you don't try to simplify English.
- How would you say this without using the past perfect?
- It had been raining for three hours when I finally decided to go out.
- My suggestion is that you don't try to simplify English.
- As it is, it has very few verb forms and grammatical devices to convey nuances.
- Everything it has is certainly needed.
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How would you say this without using the past perfect?
It had been raining for three hours when I finally decided to go out.
My suggestion is that you don't try to simplify English. As it is, it has very few verb forms and grammatical devices to convey nuances. Everything it has is certainly needed.
By the way, your examples are not perfect English. You can improve th
0Let's consider your example. After I had eaten food, I went to School.
Natural English is
eg After I ate, I went to school.
eg I ate and then I went to school.
We usually don't use Past Perfect if the sequence of events is clear with just Past Simple. A word like 'after' or 'then' makes the sequence of events clear.
Native speakers rarely s
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