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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

past tenses

Hello! How are you?
I just wanted to ask you a question!
i cannot understand 2 phrases (what to choose?)
They were happy when their son arrived\had arrived first.
We were disappointed when we heard\had heard thenews?
i would like to choose past Perfect . If not, why?
thanx
  

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Anonymous - They were happy when their son arrived \had arrived first. We were disappointed when we heard \had heard the news? The general formula you're looking for is " past when past ".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous - They were happy when their son arrived \had arrived first.
  • We were disappointed when we heard \had heard the news?
  • The general formula you're looking for is " past when past ".
  • When you use this formula, it indicates that the action in the when -clause occurs just before the action in the main clause.
  • The past perfect is not needed.
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Anonymous-
They were happy when their son arrived\had arrived first.
We were disappointed when we heard\had heard the news?
The general formula you're looking for is "past when past".
When you use this formula, it indicates that the a
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