recovered / had recovered

[giddyman]

As soon as he recovered from his illness, he invited them to dine.
As soon as he had recovered from his illness, he invited them to dine.


Hey, teachers! Which is correct?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I consider both correct because 'as soon as' is a time marker, but I am not a teacher.

 

[tkacka15]

As soon as he recovered from his illness, he invited them to dine.
As soon as he had recovered from his illness, he invited them to dine.


Hey, teachers! Which is correct?

Thank you in advance.

Both. The pattern of the second sentence is often used in the historic past, i.e. in the Bible, biographies, etc.

 

[tedmc]

I would choose No. 1.
I go by this principle: there is no need to use the past perfect tense when the simple past is clear enough.

 

[giddyman]

If both are correct,
(1) do those two sentences mean the same?
(2) which is better?

 

[Matthew Wai]

They mean the same to me, and I prefer the simple past, but I am not a teacher.

 

[giddyman]

They mean the same to me, and I prefer the simple past, but I am not a teacher.

Thank you, Matthew. I came to know what "Jesus" is in Chinese thanks to you.