1 2 Anonymous: What's the difference between these two sentences, can we use Past Simple and Past Perfect interchangeably without any changes in meaning ?No sooner had I done something than... No sooner did I done something than... thanks in advance! Hi, What's the difference between these two sentences, can we use Past Simple and Past Perfect interchangeably without any changes in meaning ? No sooner had I done something than... No sooner did I do something than... No sooner had I put the phone down than the door bell rang. No sooner did I put the phone down than the door bell rang. Generally speaking, yes, there's no difference. The PP just emphasizes the sequence of actions a bit more strongly. Best wishes, Clive  El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo The past simple one sounds more formal to me. More literary. Senior Member 3,149 Hume said that if we had perfect or complete descriptive knowledge of reality, we could not, by reasoning, derive a single valid "ought". Anonymous: "Than" is used incorrectly here. It should be "then." Hi, I fear you are mistaken.  Clive El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo No sooner did I put the phone down than the door bell rang. Clive, Which action comes first? The structure is complicated to me. Veteran Member 7,658 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me? Hi, Think of it this way. I put the phone down. The door bell did not ring sooner than that action. In other words, it rang at the same time or later. But not very much later at all, otherwise I wouldn't use this particular expression. Clive El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo hi i've got a very difficult exe,plz help me with this  As soon as i got into the bath,someone knocked on the door >no sooner had i got into the bath than someone knocked on the door is that right? thanks!  Vietnam, Hanoi Full Member 215More
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