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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
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Past perfect
Thank you for helping me carry that heavy wardrobe to my room yesterday. I had tried to do it by myself, but I couldn't.
Was I right to use the past perfect here?
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Yes, but a native speaker would usually just use Simple Past. We don't commonly use the Past Perfect in cases where the sequence of events is clear without it.
- Yes, but a native speaker would usually just use Simple Past.
- We don't commonly use the Past Perfect in cases where the sequence of events is clear without it.
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Yes, but a native speaker would usually just use Simple Past. We don't commonly use the Past Perfect in cases where the sequence of events is clear without it.
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I agree with Clive. You could use the perfect, but it is not really necessary here since the anterior (past) meaning is conveyed by the context.
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