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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Past Simple or past perfect?

Hello! Are there any differences between them?

1) After I did my homework I went out.

2) After I had done my homework I went out.

3) After doing my homework I went out.


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Hi. They're effectively the same. However, a comma is needed before I went out .

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Hi. They're effectively the same. However, a comma is needed before I went out.

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anonymousAre there any differences between them?

Not in terms of meaning. No.

Regarding 2), typically where words like 'before' and 'after' are used, there is less need to use the past perfect to clarify the time relationships, and the simple present is very often used instead.

CJ

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