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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
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Past perfect or past simple
A couple of years ago, I was talking to my father, and I asked him how he had ended up marrying my mother.
1) They had met through a friend, and had decided to date.
2) They met through a friend, and decided to date.
Not sure if I should continue using the past perfect because of 'I asked him how he had ended up'. What's your take on this? Thanks.
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Necrophagist Not sure if I should continue using the past perfect It is quite unnecessary. We presume that they married before you asked him about it.
- Necrophagist Not sure if I should continue using the past perfect It is quite unnecessary.
- We presume that they married before you asked him about it.
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NecrophagistNot sure if I should continue using the past perfect
It is quite unnecessary. We presume that they married before you asked him about it.
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