Past tense or PP?
Hello there,
I saw somebody has written "Two years ago, a similar incident had occured"
I was always told that if a particular time is given, then past tense should be used. So, I wonder if the sentence should be written as "Two years ago, a similar incident occured"??
Tks,
Peter
Top answer
peterchan So, I wonder if the sentence should be written as "Two years ago, a similar incident occu rr ed"?? Yes, probably. The past perfect would be correct if "two years ago" was relative to a time in the past, but in that case it is not proper to use "ago".
- peterchan So, I wonder if the sentence should be written as "Two years ago, a similar incident occu rr ed"??
- Yes, probably.
- The past perfect would be correct if "two years ago" was relative to a time in the past, but in that case it is not proper to use "ago".
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peterchanSo, I wonder if the sentence should be written as "Two years ago, a similar incident occurred"??
Yes, probably.
The past perfect would be correct if "two years ago" was relative to a time in the past, but in that case it is not proper to use "ago". We would say "Two years earlier/previously, a similar inci
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