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Grammar

Simple past Vs. Past perfect Tense

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0Almost never, and certainly not in your example. Use past perfect when there are two past events in the same statement, and it is not clear which one came first, and you wish to clarify that relationship. 05000 is a bit more on the same.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Almost never, and certainly not in your example.
  • Use past perfect when there are two past events in the same statement, and it is not clear which one came first, and you wish to clarify that relationship.
  • 05000 is a bit more on the same.
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0Almost never, and certainly not in your example. Use past perfect when there are two past events in the same statement, and it is not clear which one came first, and you wish to clarify that relationship. 05000 is a bit more on the same. 0230hrefhttp://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pastpf.htm
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0I had sent out an email yesterday. (incorrect)02br
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0I think the last example is still correct without 'had', though, it is clearer with 'had'. This is because 'after' provides information on event sequence.02br
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0 When telling the story of something that happened in the past, you may want to refer back to situations which were in effect before the time the story happened. In that case you use the past perfect. Without establishing the past point of view there's no need for the past perfect tense.02br
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hi , I can help you

I will explaine to you .....

For exemple there are too action ( too verbs) always you put the first action in past perfect & the second action in the past EXEMPLE: I had met my wife ,i married her.( you hav to meet befor to marry, you can not marry and after you meet)

I hope you understand

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We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occured. However, when we look back from a certain time in the past to tell what had happened before, we use Past Perfect. In addition, as what my professor told us before, when we use the past perfect tense of the verb we should not indicate the time expression.

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AnonymousI will explaine to you ..... For exemple there are too actions ( too verbs) always you put the first action in past perfect & the second action in the past EXEMPLE: I had met my wife ,i
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Anonymouswhen we use the past perfect tense of the verb we should not indicate the time expression
This statement is only correct if you substitute 'present perfect' for 'past perfect'.

CJ
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Anonymousexcellent answer
Study following carefully:-
1. I reached the station when the rain left.
2. I reached the station when the train had stared.
3. I reached the station before the train started.
4. The train started after I reached the station.

In 1 none can tell the time of first action, in 2 'had left' shows it's action being
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