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Eagerness Posted 18 years ago
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Sentence Structure

In the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the past perfect tense?

He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn't sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.

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eagerness In the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the past perfect tense? He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn't sent a copy of the invoice to him yet. No.

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  • eagerness In the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the past perfect tense?
  • He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn't sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.
  • No.
  • The past perfect is completely natural here.
  • CJ
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eagernessIn the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the past perfect tense?

He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn't sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.
No. The past perfect is completely natural here.
CJ
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