http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceStructure/gxxrg/post.htm#573960Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:52:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:573960CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceStructure/gxxrg/post.htm#573960http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-573960.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>eagerness</strong></div><div>In the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the&nbsp;past perfect tense?<br /><br />He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn&#39;t sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.</div></BLOCKQUOTE> No.&nbsp; The past perfect is completely natural here.</p><p>CJ&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceStructure/gxxrd/post.htmTue, 07 Oct 2008 02:49:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:573957eagerness1http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceStructure/gxxrd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-573957.xmlIn the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the&nbsp;past perfect tense?<br /><br />He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn&#39;t sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.<br /><br />Thank you.<div style="clear:both;"></div>