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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Why past perfect?
Hi, why do we need to use a past perfect tense in a situation like this (if we need to use it indeed)?
This book tells of a broken marriage. A rift had opened a decade or so ago over whether the wife placed good enough trust in their relationship. Now, both of them are not willing to fix the rift and live together.
This book tells of a broken marriage. A rift had opened a decade or so ago over whether the wife placed good enough trust in their relationship. Now, both of them are not willing to fix the rift and live together.
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It is certainly unnecessary, but we can only presume that the writer wished to stress that the rift-opening well-preceded the book's opening scenes.
- It is certainly unnecessary, but we can only presume that the writer wished to stress that the rift-opening well-preceded the book's opening scenes.
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It is certainly unnecessary, but we can only presume that the writer wished to stress that the rift-opening well-preceded the book's opening scenes.
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It is certainly unnecessary, but we can only presume that the writer wished to stress that the rift-opening well-preceded the book's opening scenes.
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