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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Until he had reached
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The animal kept coming. He kept stepping back until he had reached a ditch.
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I guess the underlined part can also be "reached", using past tense.
Do the native speakers sense the difference between "A: had reached" and "B: reached"?
Does A imply that he reached a ditch without his noticing?
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anonymous stepping back until he (had) reached a ditch You can use 'had' or not. The meaning is the same. There is no difference in implication.
- anonymous stepping back until he (had) reached a ditch You can use 'had' or not.
- The meaning is the same.
- There is no difference in implication.
- In my estimation, most native speakers would omit 'had'.
- CJ
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anonymousstepping back until he (had) reached a ditch
You can use 'had' or not. The meaning is the same. There is no difference in implication.
In my estimation, most native speakers would omit 'had'.
CJ
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