Mori
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As far as I know, the past perfect is used to talk about something that happened before something else in the past, but in the following sentence, there's only one action in the past:
I had hoped we would leave tomorrow, but it won't be possible.
Source: Michael Swan, Practical English Usage fourth edition, entry 54.2
This is how I justify it: The past perfect helps to convey that the hope (the act of hoping) occurred before the realization that leaving tomorrow won't be possible. I wonder what you think.
I had hoped we would leave tomorrow, but it won't be possible.
Source: Michael Swan, Practical English Usage fourth edition, entry 54.2
This is how I justify it: The past perfect helps to convey that the hope (the act of hoping) occurred before the realization that leaving tomorrow won't be possible. I wonder what you think.