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Topic : Re: Do you use past-perfect in narrative to make a reference about a time before the point of narrative? Or is it better to use past simple? I had a question regarding the use of past perfect - selfpublishingguru.com

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: Re: Do you use past-perfect in narrative to make a reference about a time before the point of narrative? Or is it better to use past simple? I had a question regarding the use of past perfect

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Given that the narrative is in the past tense, the past perfect is needed to make it clear that you are referring to a time before that past.

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