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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
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Which tense is correct? Past simple or perfect

He was sitting alone in a dark room, and then remembered how everybody had made fun of him in his youth. How do I continue elaborating after this? Do I continue with "they had made fun of him because he had been short" or can I continue with "They made fun of him because he was short". Are both versions correct?

  

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: this establishes the time-line, 'where you are in time in the past', so continue with Past Tense.

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  • : this establishes the time-line, 'where you are in time in the past', so continue with Past Tense.
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"then remembered how everybody had made fun of him in his youth".: this establishes the time-line, 'where you are in time in the past', so continue with Past Tense.

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