The patient died before the doctor had arrived

[gamaldivine]

Happy March,

[1] We can use the past perfect to describe the first of two actions. With before we have a number of possibilities, according to the speaker's viewpoint:
(A) The patient died before the doctor had arrived.
(B) The patient had died before the doctor had arrived.
What is the speaker's viewpoint in (A) and (B)
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[2] Why 'is' not 'are' is used:
There (is) an emotional component and a logical component.
Only happiness and joy (is) outpouring from the experience
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[3] Which is correct :
A) It’s a while since I’ve done a recommendation
B) It’s been a while since I did a recommendation
Can the present perfect be used after ‘since’ ,and the present simple before since.

Have an awesome day,

Gamal

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Happy March,[/STRIKE] Thanks, but this is not a natural greeting.

[1] We can use the past perfect to describe the first of two actions. With "before" we have a number of possibilities, according to the speaker's viewpoint:

(A) The patient died before the doctor had arrived.
(B) The patient had died before the doctor had arrived.

What is the speaker's viewpoint in (A) and (B)?

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