The first sentence is grammatically correct because the word 'after' in the sentence indicates that the speaker is talking about a list of events happening in chronological order..the past perfect is used when you speak about something

The Past Perfect can be used with before to emphasize the completion of an action, but note that in before + past perfect + simple past combinations the simple past action will always precede the past perfect action. Before we had finished our

Sabyakgp wrote: You suggested that I could also say "I worked.." But I believe that the event in the first clause occured before the event in the second clause, so it should be past perfect (the first clause) instead of simple past. I am just

In A Practical English Grammar A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet say that the past perfect is used after when when we wish to emphasize that the first action was completed before the second one started: When he had shut the window we opened the

CalifJim wrote: With one person having the preference ( I 'd rather ) that another person ( you, he, ... ) do or not do something, both bare infinitive ( do / not do ) and simple past ( did, didn't do ) are used. Personally, I can't even decide

The topic is already my question. Do you think that english is an overrated issue? Maybe this is an odd question. But when I think about German, there are often incidences where others talk to each other, use wrong tenses and no one even notices

I just copied the lyric from a Turkish songs' lyrics page. I know the song well. One of my favorites. The word is sayılmasam, not sayılmazsam. I don't want to get involved in a Turkish grammer question, because this is a English grammar forum. But

Click on the present perfect and past perfect buttons underneath your posting. Lots of related threads with examples.

Hi, Tell me where to use have & had. That's a large question Have you looked in a good grammar book to read about the Perfect tenses? That's the best thing to do first. Have you ever studied the Perfect tenses before? Please tell me

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind