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Tomeng Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect or past simple ?

Hello,

I have fill in the blanks question on a comparison between past simple and past perfect tenses. I'm not sure about the blanks. I'm giving question with my answers. Can you comment on alternative answers if exist? Especially, for the second gap can we also use past simple tense for indicating a point in time?

"They told us, he ___had shot___(shoot) a tiger when he ____had been__(be) in safari.

Thanks,
  

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They told us he had shot a tiger when he was on safari.

— Tamguatlay

  • They told us he had shot a tiger when he was on safari.
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They told us he had shot a tiger when he was on safari.
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So are both( past simple and past perfect) possible in the gap?
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tamguatlayThey told us he had shot a tiger when he was on safari.
Yes, past perfect followed by past simple.
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Sorry. I meant ' had been' instead of 'was' in the second gap?is it also possible?
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No. The past perfect cannot be followed by another past perfect.
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