bartek1988
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I have a question concerning the use of tenses to similar constructions (A and B) which typically use inversion. I know that the past perfect is the most acceptable choice here, but would you also accept the use of the past simple? Longman Dictionary says that 'no sooner... than' can be used with the past simple (no sooner had/did ... than | meaning of no sooner had/did ... than in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE). I'm wondering if the past simple can also be used with 'hardly... when...'.
As soon as he was released from prison, he committed another crime.
A) Hardly had he been released/was he released from prison when he committed another crime.
B) No sooner had he been released/was he released from prison than he committed another crime.
As soon as he was released from prison, he committed another crime.
A) Hardly had he been released/was he released from prison when he committed another crime.
B) No sooner had he been released/was he released from prison than he committed another crime.