dansynek
Member
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2012
- Member Type
- Retired Academic
- Native Language
- Swedish
- Home Country
- Israel
- Current Location
- Israel
In an online grammar test one of the questions were:
Before he went to England he read/had read tons of guide books.
The right answer, according to the key, is "had read" because past perfect should be used for a completed action.
But to me it also sounds good to use "read" for example if we think of it in the context of a habit
Before he went to England he read/had read tons of guide books(as he always did).
So is "read" really wrong?
Before he went to England he read/had read tons of guide books.
The right answer, according to the key, is "had read" because past perfect should be used for a completed action.
But to me it also sounds good to use "read" for example if we think of it in the context of a habit
Before he went to England he read/had read tons of guide books(as he always did).
So is "read" really wrong?