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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Past perfect in a sentence with present perfect in the main clause?

Hi. Is this correct? I want to know the past perfect at the end of sentence is correct or not.

They have run off without knowing how to use what they had learned.

I think this is correct?

They have done what they were asked to.

But is this correct?

They have done what they had been asked to.
  

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Hi. Is this correct? -- There is no call for past perfect in any of your sentences.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hi.
  • Is this correct?
  • -- There is no call for past perfect in any of your sentences.
  • On the other hand, there is nothing preventing its use as you suggested if further context makes it necessary.
  • They have run off without knowing how to use what they learned .
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Hi. Is this correct? I want to know the past perfect at the end of sentence is correct or not.-- There is no call for past perfect in any of your sentences. On the other hand, there is nothing preventing its use as you suggested if further context makes it necessary.

They have run off without knowing how to use what they learned.
They have done what they were asked to.
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