well hi, I am interested if my sentence is wright?
the steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invention, but the Greeks had built a kind of a steam engine in ancient times.
my teacher says that this form is correct: the steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invention, but the Greeks built a kind of a steam engine in ancient times
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There is no reason to use past perfect here; use simple past, as your teacher suggests.
— Mister Micawber
There is no reason to use past perfect here; use simple past, as your teacher suggests.
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