David
simple past or past perfect Which one is correct and natural? 1-Before I had dinner, I had finished my homework 2-Before I had dinner, I finished my homework
2018年6月6日 15:23
回答 · 5
Both are grammatically correct but it would be more natural to say, "Before dinner, I had already finished my homework". "Had" indicates the action had been completed.
2018年6月6日
Both are correct and both sound natural. I think the sentence where you use the past perfect in both clauses would probably be used if you were talking about a time frame that was more distant than the time frame where you use the past perfect and the simple past tense.
2018年6月6日
I finished my homework before having dinner. I had finished my homework before having dinner. - These sound more natural.
2018年6月6日
Before I had dinner, I had finished y homework <= correct
2018年6月6日
I finished my homework before having dinner. I had finished my homework before having dinner. - These sound more natural.
2018年6月6日
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