Time that had elapsed/time that elapsed
The men who were still working on digging up the trenches were so deeply invested in their work that they barely noticed the time that had elapsed. A bomb then suddenly blew up taking out a few diggers. In the meantime, the sergeant was arguing with a lower officer.
Since time is something that is continuous should we use elapsed or had elapsed?
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If "elapsed" happened before "noticed" then "the time that had elapsed" is correct. If "elapsed" happened concurrently with "noticed" then "the time that elapsed" is correct.
- If "elapsed" happened before "noticed" then "the time that had elapsed" is correct.
- If "elapsed" happened concurrently with "noticed" then "the time that elapsed" is correct.
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If "elapsed" happened before "noticed" then "the time that had elapsed" is correct. If "elapsed" happened concurrently with "noticed" then "the time that elapsed" is correct.
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