farhankhan2007
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I need to understand please the usage of Past Perfect Tense in the below mentioned sentences if this is actually past perfect tense or some other tense or are there any exceptions which I am not aware of.
As the action of Had +Past perfect should come before/after the simple tense. I mean the action should take place before the simple past tense action. Like "Before he arrived, I had had my lunch
As far as I have read PAst Perfect is Past in the past and when I read these below sentences I do not see a past in the past or may be I am not able to understand.
These senstences are from a Novel named Windwood Farm by Rebecca Patrick-Howard.
1) A few rustles caused her to jump back a few feet, sure that snakes were coming to get her, but it turned out to be a rabbit.
She had freaked herself out long enough and was about to turn around and climb back over the gate when she noticed a glimmerof white reflecting from the sun.
2) Exploring the graveyard was unsettling to her, but not in the way the activity inside the house had been. She hadn't been scared at the headstone, just sad.
I am confused like anything, Please help.
As the action of Had +Past perfect should come before/after the simple tense. I mean the action should take place before the simple past tense action. Like "Before he arrived, I had had my lunch
As far as I have read PAst Perfect is Past in the past and when I read these below sentences I do not see a past in the past or may be I am not able to understand.
These senstences are from a Novel named Windwood Farm by Rebecca Patrick-Howard.
1) A few rustles caused her to jump back a few feet, sure that snakes were coming to get her, but it turned out to be a rabbit.
She had freaked herself out long enough and was about to turn around and climb back over the gate when she noticed a glimmerof white reflecting from the sun.
2) Exploring the graveyard was unsettling to her, but not in the way the activity inside the house had been. She hadn't been scared at the headstone, just sad.
I am confused like anything, Please help.