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Gray olive 661 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Simple past vs Past perfect

Which sentences below are correct and why

1. I had given Raj some money to stop him from coming to my house.

2. I gave Raj some money to stop him from coming to my house.

  

Top answer

Both are correct.

  • Both are correct.
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gray olive 6611. I had given Raj some money to stop him from coming to my house.

This happened before another situation you mentioned in the conversation.

gray olive 6612. I gave Raj some money to stop him from coming to my house.

This happened at some time in the past regardless of any other situations that

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