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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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You had studied English before...
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- You had studied English before you moved to New York. (past perfect)
Is it correct to say "You studied English before you moved to New York" (simple past)?
- You had studied English before you moved to New York. (past perfect)
Is it correct to say "You studied English before you moved to New York" (simple past)?
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Hi, Yes. But more common is You studied English before you moved to New York , because the word 'before' makes the sequence of events clear. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- But more common is You studied English before you moved to New York , because the word 'before' makes the sequence of events clear.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes. But more common is You studied English before you moved to New York, because the word 'before' makes the sequence of events clear.
Clive
Yes. But more common is You studied English before you moved to New York, because the word 'before' makes the sequence of events clear.
Clive
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I studied English before I moved to New York.
I had studied English before I moved to New York.
There is a potential difference in meaning between the simple past and the past perfect form. In #1, you could be explaining that one event happened before the other: First I studied English, and then I moved to New York. In #2, the past perfect is working like the pres
I had studied English before I moved to New York.
There is a potential difference in meaning between the simple past and the past perfect form. In #1, you could be explaining that one event happened before the other: First I studied English, and then I moved to New York. In #2, the past perfect is working like the pres
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