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Necrophagist Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect

Yesterday, my friend caused a car accident. The guy who had gotten hit called the police.


Is the bold-faced part correct? I used the past perfect because this person's car had been hit before he called the police. Thank you.

  

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Yesterday, my friend caused a car accident. The guy who had gotten hit called the police. Is the bold-faced part correct?

— Clive

  • Yesterday, my friend caused a car accident.
  • The guy who had gotten hit called the police.
  • Is the bold-faced part correct?
  • Yes.
  • But you could also just say eg The guy who got hit called the police.
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Yesterday, my friend caused a car accident. The guy who had gotten hit called the police.


Is the bold-faced part correct? Yes. But you could also just say eg The guy who got hit called the police. because the sequence of events is clear with just Simple Past.

Clive

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