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a) They did not encourage the development of tourist-related activities until recently.
b) They had not encouraged the development of tourist-related activities until recently.
I think sentence a is right. But why can't we use the past perfect tense like sentence b since "recently" refers to a point in the past?
b) They had not encouraged the development of tourist-related activities until recently.
I think sentence a is right. But why can't we use the past perfect tense like sentence b since "recently" refers to a point in the past?