Past perfect
Hello, everyone!
As far as I understand, the most important function of past perfect is to refer to 'earlier past'.
However, when I found the following sentence, I couldn't undertand the usage of past perfect, since the action of past perfect tense in the main clause obviously occurred later compared to the action of past tense in the subordinate clause;
* When the van hit her, she had fallen heavily and been knocked out.
Would await your various opinions!
Thanks in advance,
Top answer
It's difficult to say without knowing the full context, but subject to that, it would be possible to say: When the van hit her, she fell heavily and was knocked out.
- It's difficult to say without knowing the full context, but subject to that, it would be possible to say: When the van hit her, she fell heavily and was knocked out.
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It's difficult to say without knowing the full context, but subject to that, it would be possible to say:
When the van hit her, she fell heavily and was knocked out.
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