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Kamalesh Deka Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Past Perfect Tense

'Please look at this small paragraph: 'Outside in the hall, he leaned against the wall, breathing deeply. It had been a long time since he’d lost control and made something explode.

Here past perfect tense has been used on the second line without any relation to another past activity. Is it correct?

  

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Kamalesh Deka Is it correct? Yes. Kamalesh Deka without any relation to another past activity It does refer to an earlier past time..

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  • Kamalesh Deka Is it correct?
  • Yes.
  • Kamalesh Deka without any relation to another past activity It does refer to an earlier past time..
  • " is a very common expression.
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Kamalesh DekaIs it correct?

Yes.

Kamalesh Dekawithout any relation to another past activity

It does refer to an earlier past time.. "It had been a long time since .." is a very common expression.

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