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Olgaa Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past Simple or Past Perfect
Shall I use Past Perfect or Past Simple in the sentences like that:
When I arrived at the party my frineds weren't there cause they left/had left 10 minutes earlier?
On the one hand there is a priority of events here (past Perfect): first they left and second we arrived. But isn't 10 minutes earlier considered as the reference to the exact time in the past? (Past Simple)
When I arrived at the party my frineds weren't there cause they left/had left 10 minutes earlier?
On the one hand there is a priority of events here (past Perfect): first they left and second we arrived. But isn't 10 minutes earlier considered as the reference to the exact time in the past? (Past Simple)
Top answer
I agree with you reasoning. You can use simple past for a straightforward statement or past perfect if you wish to emphasize the early departure.
- I agree with you reasoning.
- You can use simple past for a straightforward statement or past perfect if you wish to emphasize the early departure.
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I agree with you reasoning. You can use simple past for a straightforward statement or past perfect if you wish to emphasize the early departure.
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