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  1. 24-Jun-2007, 21:23 #1
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    which sentence is correct?

    - I didn't see him because I arrived late.

    - I didn't see him because I had arrived late.
  2. 24-Jun-2007, 21:53 #2
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    Default Re: which sentence is correct?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    which sentence is correct?

    - I didn't see him because I arrived late.

    - I didn't see him because I had arrived late.
    The first one. (In the second one "you" arrived late before you didn't see him.)

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