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Yzak Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect or simple past

Which is correct?

1. a) The food was terrible. I had ordered a steak.
or
b) The food was terrible. I ordered a steak.

2. a) I had ordered a steak. It was terrible.
or
b) I ordered a steak. It was terrible.
  

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Hello, yzak—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
yzakWhich is correct?
All of them are grammatically correct.

1. a) The food was terrible. I had ordered a steak. (The food was the steak that you ordered)
b) The food was terrible. I ordered a steak. (You ordered the steak after you tasted the previous f
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Thanks a lot for replying Mister Micawber.
Is "b) The food was terrible. I ordered a steak." correct if the food that I'm referring to is the steak that I ordered? ( I want to say that the food was bad and then tell them what I ordered).

I have another question.

a) Jimmy sees the c
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yzakIs "b) The food was terrible. I ordered a steak." correct if the food that I'm referring to is the steak that I ordered? ( I want to say that the food was bad and then tell them what I ordered).
If that is the situation, then yes.
yzakI have another question.a) Jimmy sees the car crash. In his hand are the nuts that he had removed f
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