Use of Past Perfect or Simple Past
Is any of these sentences correct?
If none is correct what would be the correct way to write such a question: "The year before ......money to charity.
The year before I had given money to charity.
The year before I gave money to charity.
Top answer
The year before , I had given money to charity. The year before , I gave money to charity. Both are correct, but you need the comma as shown above.
- The year before , I had given money to charity.
- The year before , I gave money to charity.
- Both are correct, but you need the comma as shown above.
- Where a word like 'before' makes the sequence of events clear, we commonly use Simple Past instead of Past Perfect, but both tenses are OK.
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The year before, I had given money to charity.
The year before, I gave money to charity.
Both are correct, but you need the comma as shown above.
Where a word like 'before' makes the sequence of events clear, we commonly use Simple Past instead of Past Perfect, but both tenses are OK.
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