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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect or Past simple after "as soon as?"
This is a question from my exercise book:
As soon as I had turned/turned the ignition key, the engine caught fire.
Which one is the correct answer?
The keys say turned but I think had turned is also acceptable.
What do you think?
Thank you.
As soon as I had turned/turned the ignition key, the engine caught fire.
Which one is the correct answer?
The keys say turned but I think had turned is also acceptable.
What do you think?
Thank you.
Top answer
No, the past perfect does not really work here. Turning the key is not really a discrete event that precedes the fire; they occur one upon the other.
- No, the past perfect does not really work here.
- Turning the key is not really a discrete event that precedes the fire; they occur one upon the other.
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No, the past perfect does not really work here. Turning the key is not really a discrete event that precedes the fire; they occur one upon the other.
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