Past perfect or simple
This is a sentence from Huckleberry Finn.
"I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide."
Would the bold-faced part be correct if I replaced it with "I found when I was exploring"? I think "when I was exploring" makes it clear that it happened before "he wanted to go and take a look", so I think it would be correct to use the past simple as well. Thank you.
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Your question is good. I also want to know the correct answer. To me, I think it's correct to use past perfect.
- Your question is good.
- I also want to know the correct answer.
- To me, I think it's correct to use past perfect.
- Because when I go back, I find that they used Past Perfect tense after Simple Past tense.
- (Tow actions happened in the past, one happened before the other.
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Your question is good. I also want to know the correct answer.
To me, I think it's correct to use past perfect. Because when I go back, I find that they used Past Perfect tense after Simple Past tense. (Tow actions happened in the past, one happened before the other. )
"I wanted to go and look at a place r
0NecrophagistI think it would be correct to use the past simple as well.
Yes, it would.
CJ
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