She was pleased with herself. She had found what she was looking for. Is it also possible to say this: She was pleased with herself. She had found what she had been looking for. If so, what's the

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She was pleased with herself. She had found what she was looking for. Is it also possible to say this: She was pleased with herself. She had found what she had been looking for. If so, what's the difference?

2 déc. 2023 18:07

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Yes, of course. The first one tells us she was looking for it at the time she found it. The second one tells us that she had been looking for it for some unspecified amount of time before she found it.

2 décembre 2023

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