[ SECRET POST #2585 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2585 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Monster High]


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03.
[Bryan Fuller, John Green]


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04.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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05.
[Pretty Little Liars]


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06.
[Breaking Bad]


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07.
[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]


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08.
[Reign]


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09.
[Leviathan: the last day of the decade]


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10.
[Sherlock Holmes]


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11.
[Steam]


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Comments

Re: Past perfect (ESL here)

[(Anonymous)]

I think the answer is yes, if I understand correctly.

Let's compare two sentences, branching off of your "tens years ago, I was sure that..." (which already sounds a little weird, because you're relating the experience of being sure of something ten years ago, but let's fly with it.)

A. Ten years ago, I was sure that the new product was released before the war started.

B. Ten years ago, I was sure that the new product had been released before the war started.

In this case, B is the correct sentence. In relation to the war (a past event), the past perfect describes something that happened already (the product had been released).

Easier sentences:

A. I was sure that she had died before you were born.
B. I was sure that she died before you were born.

In this case, A is technically correct (I believe?) but I think many native speakers would say B, too.

-She had gone to the store before picking up the kids.
-He had eaten breakfast before he left for work.

to me, also sound correct if you say

-She went to the store before picking up the kids.
-He ate breakfast before he left for work.

So... I'm not sure if it's optional in some cases, or we're so adjusted to using incorrect grammar... I don't know. haha