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Source: "Door In The Woods", a movie (timestamp: 14m48s).
A husband and wife bought a new house, and they've just moved in. They are hiking in the forest and having this conversation:
Husband: "I got you a little something."
Wife: "For what?"
Husband: "For being great about the move and all the sacrifices you're making for your family. I know the house isn't what you had envisioned when we made our fresh start, but..."
Wife: "Is it a sack of diamonds?"
Why is the past perfect "had envisioned" used here? I think he means that she envisioned the house when they made their fresh start not before they did. Would the simple past "envisioned" suffice here?
A husband and wife bought a new house, and they've just moved in. They are hiking in the forest and having this conversation:
Husband: "I got you a little something."
Wife: "For what?"
Husband: "For being great about the move and all the sacrifices you're making for your family. I know the house isn't what you had envisioned when we made our fresh start, but..."
Wife: "Is it a sack of diamonds?"
Why is the past perfect "had envisioned" used here? I think he means that she envisioned the house when they made their fresh start not before they did. Would the simple past "envisioned" suffice here?
