Past perfect tense
Why is past perfect tense used in this?
In both these meetings, we had expressed our deep concern over the violence in Jerusalem, especially on Haram Al Sharif/ Temple Mount during the holy month of Ramadan [Ramzan] , and about the possible eviction process in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, an area which is part of an arrangement facilitated by the UN. We had also expressed our apprehension at the spread of violence to other parts of West Bank and Gaza,” he said
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There may be something in the text that precedes the excerpt you quoted that clarifies the reason for the past perfect, but in general there is something that happened in the past which is being used as the reference point, and "had expressed" and later in the excerpt "had also expressed" are being placed before that past reference point. So there should be a reference point after the meetings where these concerns were expressed but before present time. CJ
- There may be something in the text that precedes the excerpt you quoted that clarifies the reason for the past perfect, but in general there is something that happened in the past which is being used as the reference point, and "had expressed" and later in the excerpt "had also expressed" are being placed before that past reference point.
- So there should be a reference point after the meetings where these concerns were expressed but before present time.
- CJ
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There may be something in the text that precedes the excerpt you quoted that clarifies the reason for the past perfect, but in general there is something that happened in the past which is being used as the reference point, and "had expressed" and later in the excerpt "had also expressed" are being placed before that past reference point.
So there should be a reference point after the me
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