She had stamped into his room - Past Perfect?
Hi guys!
Could anyone please kindly explain the usage of the past perfect tense in the sentence below? I struggle to understand what purpose it serves. Why not the past simple, why not “she stamped into”?
Thanks!
When they were children he would slip away, leave the game of tag, leave the house, and not be missed because he was so quiet. Then someone would say his name, the first to notice his absence, and the game would dissolve. There was no point calling him. He came back when he came back. … One time, when his absence had ended an evening game of croquet that she was for once on the point of winning, she was overcome with rage and exasperation. And when she knew he was home she had stamped into his room and shouted, “What right do you have to be so strange!”
(This is from Marilynne Robinson’s Home.)
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Aqua2020 Why not the past simple, why not “she stamped into”? There is no reason that "she stamped into" could not have been used. I'm afraid that only Ms Robinson can answer the question.
- Aqua2020 Why not the past simple, why not “she stamped into”?
- There is no reason that "she stamped into" could not have been used.
- I'm afraid that only Ms Robinson can answer the question.
- CJ
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Aqua2020Why not the past simple, why not “she stamped into”?
There is no reason that "she stamped into" could not have been used.
I'm afraid that only Ms Robinson can answer the question.
CJ
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