Waawe
Member
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Czech
- Home Country
- Czech Republic
- Current Location
- Czech Republic
Hey,
I suppose I understand using past perfect tenses quite well, yet sometimes, I tend to overuse them to be sure I am not making any mistake. In texts I have seen I noticed past perfect tenses are not always obligatory and we can easily use their past counterparts.
My question is:
In what types of subordinate clauses can we omit past perfect tenses using past tenses instead?
Do we have to use past perfect tenses in the following examples:
"I read the newspaper that I bought in the newsagent's."
or
c
"My dad was furious because I scratched his car."
or
"He explained to me why he came."
Personally, I would always use the past perfect to avoid making any mistake.
Can I easily use past tenses in the sentences?
What are the cases when we do not have to use past perfect forms?
I would appreciate advice from a native speaker if possible.
Thank you all, anyway.
Waawe
I suppose I understand using past perfect tenses quite well, yet sometimes, I tend to overuse them to be sure I am not making any mistake. In texts I have seen I noticed past perfect tenses are not always obligatory and we can easily use their past counterparts.
My question is:
In what types of subordinate clauses can we omit past perfect tenses using past tenses instead?
Do we have to use past perfect tenses in the following examples:
"I read the newspaper that I bought in the newsagent's."
or
c
"My dad was furious because I scratched his car."
or
"He explained to me why he came."
Personally, I would always use the past perfect to avoid making any mistake.
Can I easily use past tenses in the sentences?
What are the cases when we do not have to use past perfect forms?
I would appreciate advice from a native speaker if possible.
Thank you all, anyway.
Waawe