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Simple past vs past perfect [duplicate]
Simple past and past perfect are so confusing...
Please tell me if any of the sentences below make (or makes?) sense:
1) She had already opened the package before I had the chance to tell her not ...
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Simple past vs. past perfect
Which is correct to use in the following example, simple past or past perfect?
We were completely in the dark after the wind blew the candle out.
We were completely in the dark after the wind ...
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Past perfect or past simple in combination with present perfect?
Suppose I received a document from my colleague, studied it and then gave him feedback in a letter. How should I construct the following sentense?
I have examined the document you gave me and...
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Past Perfect and gerund vs. Past Perfect and Simple Past [closed]
When using the past perfect tense to say something happened before something else, is it correct to use the gerund form (as opposed to the past tense) to express the latter event? For example, is it ...
