had eaten

[yan]

When I had eaten my bread, I went to work.
After I had eaten my bread, I went to work.
After I ate my bread, I went to work.


Are the sentences correct?

[2006]

After I had eaten my bread, I went to work.
After I ate my bread, I went to work. This is the best sentence. The tense is simple and balanced.

When I had eaten my bread, I went to work.
When I ate my bread, I went to work.

The above two sentences are not very good. They have another possible meaning, which is 'Whenever I ate my bread, I went to work. Whenever I didn't eat it, I didn't go to work.'

Probably the above example is not very likely to be misunderstood, but in some other circumstance confusion could exist with "When". The "After" sentences are much better.

2006