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24 Jul 2015, 11:40
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Hello Mike,
I have read in MGMAT book that we us "Past Perfect" when we need to clarify the verb sequence and I have no doubt in using it. But what I see while reading some good quality matter, NYT and Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri that they use "Past Perfect" relative to present time of consideration. I have by now used it only when some past reference, directly or indirectly can be made.
Could you explain why we use Past Perfect when simple could work also?
I have read in MGMAT book that we us "Past Perfect" when we need to clarify the verb sequence and I have no doubt in using it. But what I see while reading some good quality matter, NYT and Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri that they use "Past Perfect" relative to present time of consideration. I have by now used it only when some past reference, directly or indirectly can be made.
Could you explain why we use Past Perfect when simple could work also?
28 Jul 2015, 15:00
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neha338
Dear neha338,
My friend, I am going to chastise you: context! Context is everything! Don't ask about grammatical forms used in sentence from the NYT without showing me the sentences themselves. Show me several examples of full sentences in which these forms appear, and then we can discuss what is going on in those examples.
Does this make sense?
Mike
