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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

A: Why didn't you study for the test? (the test was, let's say, last week)
B: Because I had already learned what they had said was going to be on the test the year before.

Everything in order here? Did I mess up?

  

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Necrophagist Everything in order here? Did I mess up? The grammar is fine.

— Mister Micawber

  • Necrophagist Everything in order here?
  • Did I mess up?
  • The grammar is fine.
  • A native speaker would just use simple past.
  • Past perfect usually marks an L2 speaker.
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NecrophagistEverything in order here? Did I mess up?

The grammar is fine. A native speaker would just use simple past. Past perfect usually marks an L2 speaker.

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