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How can we know how/detect whether the sequence of time needs to be emphasized or clarified in a sentence?.
The Mgmat SC says use Past perfect tense only when
one action in the past precedes another and the time sequence needs to be emphasized or clarified.
Example:
Joe LEARNED about an epoch in which dinosaurs HAD WALKED the earth WRONG
The Mgmat gives an explanation stating even though the action WALKED took place earlier than LEARNED, past perfect tense should not be applied to WALKED as the sequence of time does not need to be emphasized or clarified.
Also, The past Perfect had walked is unnecessary as the action does not have a direct bearing on the context of the later action.
But how can this be true, i.e. if the action had walked had not taken place then how can the action LEARNED happenp.s ( i am not sure exactly whether i can use Had i.e. past perfect here or not ).
The Mgmat SC says use Past perfect tense only when
one action in the past precedes another and the time sequence needs to be emphasized or clarified.
Example:
Joe LEARNED about an epoch in which dinosaurs HAD WALKED the earth WRONG
The Mgmat gives an explanation stating even though the action WALKED took place earlier than LEARNED, past perfect tense should not be applied to WALKED as the sequence of time does not need to be emphasized or clarified.
Also, The past Perfect had walked is unnecessary as the action does not have a direct bearing on the context of the later action.
But how can this be true, i.e. if the action had walked had not taken place then how can the action LEARNED happenp.s ( i am not sure exactly whether i can use Had i.e. past perfect here or not ).
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The rule of using past perfect tense applies when you are comparing two actions. In this case, we are talking about LEARNING of Joe. The part "...an epoch in which..." already refers to the era of dinosaurs, so no use of "had".
The sentence where you need to apply the rule of 'use of had'-
When Joe entered the room, dinosaurs had already finished the cake.
Here, we are comparing two times. The time when Joe's entered & the time when Dinosaurs finished the cake. Moreover, "when" in the above sentence refers to the action of Joe's entrance, so to refer any action earlier to that action, we use 'had'.
