By English grammar, Past perfect

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 that happened in the past and then you MOVE BACK IN...

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 meal he ordered us back to work. Before we had...

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 wondering that whether your suggestion can be...

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

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 door of the cage. Is it preferred to "When he shut...

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 which I use more. I'd rather you my research...

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 it. There is some kind of understanding within...

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 in case you are interested in, meaning of sayılmasam...

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 whether the following sentences are correct or not? 1)I...