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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
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Past perfect or past simple

The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army. They fought in Kosovo and the battle was a draw. They had lost the same amount of soldiers but the Ottomans' army in general was bigger, so they didn't even need to recover. Did I use the past perfect properly or should it be "They lost the same amount"?
  

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The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army. They fought in Kosovo and the battle was a draw. They had lost the same number of soldiers but the Ottomans' army in general was bigger, so they didn't even need to recover.

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  • The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army.
  • They fought in Kosovo and the battle was a draw.
  • They had lost the same number of soldiers but the Ottomans' army in general was bigger, so they didn't even need to recover.
  • I would write it this way.
  • The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army.
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The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army. They fought in Kosovo and the battle was a draw. They had lost the same number of soldiers but the Ottomans' army in general was bigger, so they didn't even need to recover.


I would write it this way.

The Ottomans had a massive army, whereas the Serbs had a very small army. T
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