Glizdka
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- Apr 13, 2019
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- Polish
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Here's a tough one for me. On the one hand, I was taught a preceding action should be put in the past perfect. On the other, I can smell the underlying perfect in the first-timeness of an action. Which, if any, is correct?
A) I didn't think it was possible until I saw it for the first time.
B) I hadn't thought it was possible until I saw it for the first time.
C) I didn't think it was possible until I had seen it for the first time.
D) I hadn't thought it was possible until I had seen it for the first time.
The rules I was taught tell me B is correct.
My nose tells me it should be C.
D looks ridiculously overloaded with perfects, but it sort of makes sense.
I'd go with A, to make it simple (past simple to be precise).
A) I didn't think it was possible until I saw it for the first time.
B) I hadn't thought it was possible until I saw it for the first time.
C) I didn't think it was possible until I had seen it for the first time.
D) I hadn't thought it was possible until I had seen it for the first time.
The rules I was taught tell me B is correct.
My nose tells me it should be C.
D looks ridiculously overloaded with perfects, but it sort of makes sense.
I'd go with A, to make it simple (past simple to be precise).