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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

synthesis

Jenny fell ill. She ate some unclean food.

Jenny fell ill after she ate/had eaten some unclean food.

Which verb/s should I use?

I would use 'ate' but a friend of mine says it should 'had eaten'.

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

The past perfect is not called for; 'after' clearly indicates the sequence of events, so the simple past is sufficient. e. to stress this sequence of events).

— Mister Micawber

  • The past perfect is not called for; 'after' clearly indicates the sequence of events, so the simple past is sufficient.
  • e.
  • to stress this sequence of events).
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The past perfect is not called for; 'after' clearly indicates the sequence of events, so the simple past is sufficient. Past perfect is sometimes used in this sort of situation as an emphatic form (i.e. to stress this sequence of events).
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Thanks, Micawber. I agree with you.
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Simpler:

Jenny fell ill after eating some unclean food.
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Dear Liat/Marius,

v1- feel
v2 - felt
v3 - felt

In respect to the sequence of posts in this thread, perhaps I was wrong all these years? Should it be as the following:
v1 - feel
v2 - fell
v3 felt?

Thanks in advance.
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WesternAmericanDear Liat/Marius,
v1- feel v2 - felt v3 - felt
In respect to the sequence of posts in this thread, perhaps I was wrong all these years? Should it be as the following:
v1 - feel v2 - fell v3 felt?



simple present simple past past participle

feel
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Thank you, Liat.
I inadvertently thought that you meant 'felt', and not 'fell'.

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We may as well add "to fell".


simple present simple past past participle

feel felt felt

fall fell fallen
fell felled felled

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