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Necrophagist Posted 6 years ago
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Past perfect or past simple

By the time he got back, they had already launched the invasion. His best friend had died/died.

I'm in two minds about what to choose.
1) I think the past perfect is okay because we're still talking about what happened before he got back.
2) I think the past simple is okay because I think it's okay to continue with the past simple after the past perfect is introduced.

Can I get some help, please?


P.S

His best friend died during the invasion.

  

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I would use the past perfect, but my choice may be influenced by my native language, in which tenses are used more logically than in English. CB

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I would use the past perfect, but my choice may be influenced by my native language, in which tenses are used more logically than in English.

CB

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NecrophagistHis best friend died during the invasion.

Ok, then it is the same as "they had launched". He had died.

By the way, you are of two minds. It is an idiomatic expression.

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