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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Past simple or past perfect?
Hi friends!
What's the best verb tense:
a) We had a difficult decision between visiting Austria and Switzerland. Eventually we DECIDE to go to Austria.
or
b)We had a difficult decision between visiting Austria and Switzerland. Eventually we HAD DECIDED to go to Austria.
Thanks so much!
What's the best verb tense:
a) We had a difficult decision between visiting Austria and Switzerland. Eventually we DECIDE to go to Austria.
or
b)We had a difficult decision between visiting Austria and Switzerland. Eventually we HAD DECIDED to go to Austria.
Thanks so much!
Top answer
I would use the past simple (decided), because if I use the past perfect, it will be as if that decision process came before the difficulty. But, here, events are already in order. e.
- I would use the past simple (decided), because if I use the past perfect, it will be as if that decision process came before the difficulty.
- But, here, events are already in order.
- e.
- We had a difficult decision...
- We decided to go...
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I would use the past simple (decided), because if I use the past perfect, it will be as if that decision process came before the difficulty. But, here, events are already in order. i.e. We had a difficult decision... We decided to go...
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