Past perfect tense
Hello, I would like to know whether the sentence below makes sense to a native speaker:
"In fact, according to a 2014 Eurobarometer survey, 49 % of Czechs had crossed the EU border at least once in their life, as opposed to Italy with 37 % and Spain with 29 %."
I used the past perfect tense since I feel the people had traveled before the survey was conducted. But is it correct? Does it sound natural? Any suggestions?
Thank you in advance.
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Yes Past Perfect sounds OK here. I'd also revise the sentence structure, as shown in bold. "In fact, according to a 2014 Eurobarometer survey, 49 % of Czechs had crossed the EU border at least once in their life, as opposed to 37 % of Italians and 29% o f Spaniards.
- Yes Past Perfect sounds OK here.
- I'd also revise the sentence structure, as shown in bold.
- "In fact, according to a 2014 Eurobarometer survey, 49 % of Czechs had crossed the EU border at least once in their life, as opposed to 37 % of Italians and 29% o f Spaniards.
- " Clive
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Yes Past Perfect sounds OK here.
I'd also revise the sentence structure, as shown in bold.
"In fact, according to a 2014 Eurobarometer survey, 49 % of Czechs had crossed the EU border at least once in their life, as opposed to 37 % of Italians and 29% of Spaniards."
Clive
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