Should I say 'had learned' or 'learned'?
Should I say 'had learned' or 'learned'? My personal choice is the first one, but is it correct? Please help me.
Ivan recalled that at the age of 10, he (had learned, learned) that his uncle had been murdered.
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Past perfect is usually used with reference to another past action. Past perfect is used to express the first of the two actions. D.
- Past perfect is usually used with reference to another past action.
- Past perfect is used to express the first of the two actions.
- D.
- In your sentence, his uncle getting murdered in the first action and his learning about it is the second.
- So, learned is correct here.
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Past perfect is usually used with reference to another past action. Past perfect is used to express the first of the two actions.
Example: When Sharon met John last December, John had (already) completed his Ph.D.
In your sentence, his uncle getting murdered in the first action and his learning about it is the second. So, learned is correct here.
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