[Grammar] "The family had only moved to the house 4 months ago."

[andi harper]

That is unnatural. The past simple would be fine in that sentence..

I'm sorry, but which sentence did you mean when you said: That is unnatural. The past simple would be fine in that sentence

 

[andi harper]

The one I quoted in that post.

But in an earlier post #14 you told me that past simple couldn't be used with this sentence?

 

[andi harper]

Post 14 was about one verb, post 18 about a different one,

Sorry, I'm lost here. Could you please tell me again your choice of tense for each of these:
A few months ago I had not even heard about your agency.
A little while ago I didn't even know you existed.

 

[andi harper]

So, I don't get it. Would it be fine to say A few months ago I didn't even know about your agency or not?

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, that sentence is OK.

 

[andi harper]

OK. So, saying A few months ago I didn't even know about your agency sounds fine to me, but if I change the verb "know" to "hear" and say A few months ago I didn't even hear about your agency it actually sounds a bit unnatural. Am I wrong?

 

[andi harper]

I told you that in post 14.

I'm sorry, now I'm on track with your posts. But still, is this all about the verb "hear", that it can't be used in past simple?