I agree with ferdis, the past perfect is correctly used. I don't much like the first sentence, it would be better as "By 1813 they were dead."

while the past perfect is used to describe something that happened before a specific point in the past. Isn't that exactly what is happening here? Time starts; they die; the year 1813 comes to pass; the present is here. "They would

- By 1813 they died.  - By 1813 they had died. The second one is not grammatically correct, the simple past is used with a specific point  while the past perfect is used to describe something that happened before a specific point in the past.

I understand that this sentence is difficult, possibly even tortured. Were I to publish it, I would probably rewrite it to something like: " played on rock radio. I believe rock radio would not have played it if the song had been performed

Hi, perspective Don't start this with 'and'. You could say 'In addition'. Do you have some reason for using Past Perfect instead of Simple Past? I suggest this. In addition, she did some work from a

Any of those tenses can be used with that expression. CJ

Hello. By 1878 +past perfect (or past perfect progressive) or past simple (or past continuous)? Thanks.

This is better, "Did you hear Jerry lost his job?" - simple past You can also say, "Have you heard Jerry has lost his job?" - present perfect "Did you hear Jerry had lost his job?" < This sentence uses

What about "She said she went to America 10 years ago?" The same logic applies. It doesn't matter if you say "went", "had gone", or "had been". The meaning of ago and before doesn't change.

Further question: You meantion: She said she had been to America 10 years ago. = She said she had been to America August 1, 1999. What about " She said she went to America 10 years ago,?" Is that correc tto say "she said