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Old 26-Oct-2006, 05:12
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Default Re: Can we use this tense in a question?

It sounds a bit strange to me- I would go for the past. I suppose they're using the past perfect because it's in the text, but in the text the context may make the use of the past perfect clear, but in the question, which doesn't seem to cover the other event, I think the past is better.
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