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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
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Past perfect + a couple of hours ago
Shoot! I totally forgot I'd eaten a couple of hours ago. If I eat this right now, I'll gain weight.
Is it okay to use "a couple of hours ago" with the past perfect in this case since it just happened?
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Yes.
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"I totally forgot" is (as I understood you intended it) only momentarily in the past, i.e. the person has only just that moment remembered or realised. Therefore, "ago" (relative to now) seems acceptable to me. You wouldn't use "ago" relative to something further back in the past though.
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