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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past instead past perfect
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Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following?
'I had never eaten British food until I went to England.'
If so does the meaning change?
Best regards
Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following?
'I had never eaten British food until I went to England.'
If so does the meaning change?
Best regards
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Hi, Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following? ' If so does the meaning change? Not really.
- Hi, Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following?
- ' If so does the meaning change?
- Not really.
- Possibly a slight difference in emphasis.
- Where the sequence of events is clear without it, the Past Perfect is commonly not used.
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Hi,
Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following? Yes
'I had never eaten British food until I went to England.'
If so does the meaning change? Not really. Possibly a slight difference in emphasis.
Can I use the simple past 'never ate' instead of the past perfect 'had never eaten' in the following? Yes
'I had never eaten British food until I went to England.'
If so does the meaning change? Not really. Possibly a slight difference in emphasis.
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