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Naweewra Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Past Perfect VS Past Simple: meet and "the first time"

Hello,

Is the Past Perfect tense wrong in this context?

a) It wasn't the first time I met him. I had met him a few times before.

b) It wasn't the first time I had met him. I had met him a few times before.

Thank you.

Nawee
  

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Naweewra Is the Past Perfect tense wrong in this context? No; both forms are in use, and c) It wasn't the first time I met him. I met him a few times before .

— Mister Micawber

  • Naweewra Is the Past Perfect tense wrong in this context?
  • No; both forms are in use, and c) It wasn't the first time I met him.
  • I met him a few times before .
  • Past perfect is unnecessary but adds emphasis, if you so wish.
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NaweewraIs the Past Perfect tense wrong in this context?
No; both forms are in use, and c) It wasn't the first time I met him. I met him a few times before.

Past perfect is unnecessary but adds emphasis, if you so wish.
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