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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect + time expression

Can we use past perfect with time expressions like yesterday, last year, last month, 4 days ago?

So I am basicly asking if these sentences are correct.
I had help many people yesterday/last year/last month/4 days ago.
  

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Anonymous Can we use past perfect with time expressions like ' yesterday, last year, last month, 4 days ago ' ? So I am basic al ly asking if these sentences are correct. space ' I had help ed many people yesterday/last year/last month/4 days ago ' .

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous Can we use past perfect with time expressions like ' yesterday, last year, last month, 4 days ago ' ?
  • So I am basic al ly asking if these sentences are correct.
  • space ' I had help ed many people yesterday/last year/last month/4 days ago ' .
  • Not unless there is additional context to justify the use of the past perfect.
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Anonymous Can we use past perfect with time expressions like 'yesterday, last year, last month, 4 days ago'? So I am basically asking if these sentences are correct.space'I had helped many people yesterday/last year/last month/4 days ago'.
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Hi Fivejedjon!

I am writing this letter because I felt very sorry for being so impulsive after I had bought the two of you in a pet shop last week.

What about this sentence? Is the use of past perfect justified in this sentence? Or would past simple be more appropriate in this sentence?
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As 'after' makes the sequence of events clear, the past simple is adequate, but the past perfect is fine.

I am not sure how you managed to buy two of me in a pet shop. Do tell.
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This letter is written to the pets that I bought. Emotion: stick out tongueBut why is the use of 'last week' correct in this sentence? Since you s
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AnonymousBut why is the use of 'last week' correct in this sentence? Since you said it is incorrect to use time expressions with past perfect.
I did not.
Anonymous[I am writing this letter] [because I felt very sorry for being so impulsive [after I had bought the two of you in a pet shop] last week.]Is it because of this structur
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