Barb23
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I have a question about a text I've come across. It's a narrative in the Present Simple tense. That's how it goes:
"The text describes an encounter between two men, captain Barnes and Dr. Norman Johnson. During the meeting, the ship they’re on experiences a temporary electricity failure. Then Barnes discloses some information about an object that has been recently discovered. Dr. Johnson, whose job mainly involves investigating a plane crash sites, isn’t initially surprised by the discovery. Later, however, his attitude changes, because he learns that the object is believed to be the wreck of a spacecraft which fell into the ocean centuries ago. Yet, as Barnes emphasizes, the spacecraft’s present location makes it difficult to precisely determine the date of the crash. At the end of the conversation, Dr. Johnson learns that he had been chosen by Barnes because of involvement in the ULF project."
Why is there the Past Perfect tense used in the last sentence? Is this correct? Should it not be "Dr. Jonhson learns that we was chosen by Barnes" (just Past Simple)?
"The text describes an encounter between two men, captain Barnes and Dr. Norman Johnson. During the meeting, the ship they’re on experiences a temporary electricity failure. Then Barnes discloses some information about an object that has been recently discovered. Dr. Johnson, whose job mainly involves investigating a plane crash sites, isn’t initially surprised by the discovery. Later, however, his attitude changes, because he learns that the object is believed to be the wreck of a spacecraft which fell into the ocean centuries ago. Yet, as Barnes emphasizes, the spacecraft’s present location makes it difficult to precisely determine the date of the crash. At the end of the conversation, Dr. Johnson learns that he had been chosen by Barnes because of involvement in the ULF project."
Why is there the Past Perfect tense used in the last sentence? Is this correct? Should it not be "Dr. Jonhson learns that we was chosen by Barnes" (just Past Simple)?