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Eeelearner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Hi, I'd like to describe the following:
Event A happened. After that, the focus was on X. This continued until event B happened, after which the focus was on Y.
Should one say:
After A, the focus was on X.
Or:
After A, the focus had been on X.
(In this particular sentence, I'd like to omit reference to B and Y - I just included them above to illustrate that the focus on X started and stopped in the past).
Thanks in advance.
Event A happened. After that, the focus was on X. This continued until event B happened, after which the focus was on Y.
Should one say:
After A, the focus was on X.
Or:
After A, the focus had been on X.
(In this particular sentence, I'd like to omit reference to B and Y - I just included them above to illustrate that the focus on X started and stopped in the past).
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Without B and Y somewhere in the vicinity, past perfect has no validity. If you wish a better analysis, you will have to post your text.
- Without B and Y somewhere in the vicinity, past perfect has no validity.
- If you wish a better analysis, you will have to post your text.
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Without B and Y somewhere in the vicinity, past perfect has no validity. If you wish a better analysis, you will have to post your text.
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