Lgray
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Hi there :-D
I was wondering why we don't say "Did you find what you had been looking for?" instead of "Did you find what you were looking for?". Normally, when we talk about an action that happened before another action in the past which was mentioned earlier, we use the past perfect progressive tense. I know that "Did you find what you were looking for?" sounds much more natural, but I'd like to know whether there is a grammar rule that would clarify my confusion. Thanks in advance,
Sekrety Minety.
I was wondering why we don't say "Did you find what you had been looking for?" instead of "Did you find what you were looking for?". Normally, when we talk about an action that happened before another action in the past which was mentioned earlier, we use the past perfect progressive tense. I know that "Did you find what you were looking for?" sounds much more natural, but I'd like to know whether there is a grammar rule that would clarify my confusion. Thanks in advance,
Sekrety Minety.