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Vladv Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect and past simple

Please explain what is the grammatical difference, if any, between these two sentences "By the 1960s it was the fastest growing economy" and "By the 1960s it had been the fastest growing economy"

  

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The first is simple past. The second is past perfect. The first sentence can stand alone.

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  • The first is simple past.
  • The second is past perfect.
  • The first sentence can stand alone.
  • The second needs a narrative context.
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The first is simple past. The second is past perfect.

The first sentence can stand alone. The second needs a narrative context.

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