Past / Past perfect

0 Hi LiJ02br
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00Both are grammatical and your choice depends on the situation and context. However: 01i00I had walked a mile 01b00before02b00 it began raining.02br
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0Thank you CB. Yes, I dropped 'before' in the second sentence.02br
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00The second sentece says the time difference more clearly than the first sentece, right?02br
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00 So, the second one is a bit more formal, right?02br
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00Thanks.02br
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0I don't find the second sentence grammatical without punctuation. 02br
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00I had walked a mile. It began raining.02br
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00I had walked a mile; it began raining.0-

0I don't find the second sentence grammatical without punctuation. 02br
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00I had walked a mile. It began raining.02br
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00I had walked a mile: it began raining.0-

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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10The second sentece says the time difference more clearly than the first sentece, right?12br
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10 So, the second one is a bit more formal, right?12br
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10Not in my opinion, not at all. Your choice would depend on the context and relevance to time.02

0I understand! Thank you CB and Nona.0-

0I walked a mile before it began raining. (Past of the Present)02br
00 I had walked a mile before it began raining. (Past of the Past)02br
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00 Isolated sentences with the past of the past (past perfect) usually make no sense. Their correct use depends on the context of a narrative.02br
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0CJ,02br
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00Someday, I want to be as good as you....05000 Perfactly said!010id2

0Thank you CJ. I understand perfectly. 050010id1

0 I couldn't resist CJ. I want to confess that I admire your explanations even I try to learn by hearth your way of answering questions one by one (the method I mean). 0-