Use of had
Earlier, the police had described the violence as a “clash” between two groups.
Why had is used here. We can also use described (past Indefinite) only. Does it change the meaning of the sentence. Please tell.
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virat1971 had described This is a past perfect tense. The past perfect is a dependent tense. That is, it depends on (relates to) other elements in the context.
- virat1971 had described This is a past perfect tense.
- The past perfect is a dependent tense.
- That is, it depends on (relates to) other elements in the context.
- Your sentence starts with "earlier".
- That means there was more text before this sentence.
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virat1971had described
This is a past perfect tense. The past perfect is a dependent tense. That is, it depends on (relates to) other elements in the context.
Your sentence starts with "earlier". That means there was more text before this sentence. That text said that something happened in the past. When the police described the violence, they di
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