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 Re: past perfect tense (English as a second language users)
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Originally Posted by venkatasu  Thank you Anglika for your kind information and useful links.
I find it easy to understand the usage of 'had' for past perfect tense in sentences quoted by you. It's great. But I find it very hard to spot the usage of 'had' (for past perfect tense) in passage comprising few lines.
For example I spot a past perfect tense usage in a sentence for which I find it difficult to find the relative past action. It would help if you could provide the sentence that puzzled you.
I would be much obliged if you help me in this regard.
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