had eaten

Status
Not open for further replies.

yan

Member
Joined
Aug 3, 2009
Member Type
Student or Learner
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

Key Member
Joined
Apr 9, 2007
Member Type
Other
Native Language
English
Home Country
Canada
Current Location
Canada
After I had eaten my bread, I went to work. :tick:
After I ate my bread, I went to work. :tick: This is the best sentence. The tense is simple and balanced.

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

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
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top