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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 17 years ago
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"They came/had come by plane, but they were..."
Hi all
The past perfect should be used here to denote an action which occurred before another one right? Thank you
They came by plane, but they were driving the car back.
They had come by plane, but they were driving the car back.
PBF
The past perfect should be used here to denote an action which occurred before another one right? Thank you
They came by plane, but they were driving the car back.
They had come by plane, but they were driving the car back.
PBF
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Peaceblinkfriend The past perfect should be used here Not really. Either version is possible and sounds completely natural. And yet, the idea that the occurrence of one event before another requires the use of the past perfect can be taken to extremes.
- Peaceblinkfriend The past perfect should be used here Not really.
- Either version is possible and sounds completely natural.
- And yet, the idea that the occurrence of one event before another requires the use of the past perfect can be taken to extremes.
- This is especially true when clauses are joined by coordinating conjunctions like and and but , and the events are told in the order they occurred.
- Jerry has got out of bed and has eaten breakfast really need not be stated as Jerry had got out of bed and has eaten breakfast.
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PeaceblinkfriendThe past perfect should be used hereNot really. Either version is possible and sounds completely natural.
And yet, the idea that the occurrence of one event before another requires the use of the past perfect can be taken to extremes. This is especially true when clauses are joined by coordinating conjunctions like and
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