Past perfect usage in the sentence
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'When he told me it was finished it felt like all hope from my life had gone – it was overwhelming,' she says.
Please help me understand this usage of PP.
If we look at the timeline of this sentence it will look like this:
He told her it was finished then she lost her hope and after she felt it.
Do i understand this correctly? What would happen if she used simple past?
past-tense perfect-aspect
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'When he told me it was finished it felt like all hope from my life had gone – it was overwhelming,' she says.
Please help me understand this usage of PP.
If we look at the timeline of this sentence it will look like this:
He told her it was finished then she lost her hope and after she felt it.
Do i understand this correctly? What would happen if she used simple past?
past-tense perfect-aspect
asked Apr 21 at 12:53
user344689user344689
31
add a comment |
'When he told me it was finished it felt like all hope from my life had gone – it was overwhelming,' she says.
Please help me understand this usage of PP.
If we look at the timeline of this sentence it will look like this:
He told her it was finished then she lost her hope and after she felt it.
Do i understand this correctly? What would happen if she used simple past?
past-tense perfect-aspect
asked Apr 21 at 12:53
user344689user344689
31
'When he told me it was finished it felt like all hope from my life had gone – it was overwhelming,' she says.
Please help me understand this usage of PP.
If we look at the timeline of this sentence it will look like this:
He told her it was finished then she lost her hope and after she felt it.
Do i understand this correctly? What would happen if she used simple past?
past-tense perfect-aspect
past-tense perfect-aspect
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This is how the past perfect works: if the events do not occur in the order they are mentioned in the sentence, English speakers are likely to use past perfect (unless there are time adverbs or prepositions that make the order of events clear). If they do occur in the order mentioned, past perfect is generally optional.
Order of events:
- it is finished,
- she loses all hope,
- she feels.
Since (3) occurs before (2), we use past perfect to indicate that the events are out of order, even though (2) occurs after (1).
If she had used the simple past,
it felt like all hope went from my life,
it would mean essentially the same thing. (Although for reasons I don't understand, you can't use inversion with went.)
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
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This is how the past perfect works: if the events do not occur in the order they are mentioned in the sentence, English speakers are likely to use past perfect (unless there are time adverbs or prepositions that make the order of events clear). If they do occur in the order mentioned, past perfect is generally optional.
Order of events:
- it is finished,
- she loses all hope,
- she feels.
Since (3) occurs before (2), we use past perfect to indicate that the events are out of order, even though (2) occurs after (1).
If she had used the simple past,
it felt like all hope went from my life,
it would mean essentially the same thing. (Although for reasons I don't understand, you can't use inversion with went.)
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
64.9k7127233
"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
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This is how the past perfect works: if the events do not occur in the order they are mentioned in the sentence, English speakers are likely to use past perfect (unless there are time adverbs or prepositions that make the order of events clear). If they do occur in the order mentioned, past perfect is generally optional.
Order of events:
- it is finished,
- she loses all hope,
- she feels.
Since (3) occurs before (2), we use past perfect to indicate that the events are out of order, even though (2) occurs after (1).
If she had used the simple past,
it felt like all hope went from my life,
it would mean essentially the same thing. (Although for reasons I don't understand, you can't use inversion with went.)
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
64.9k7127233
"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
add a comment |
This is how the past perfect works: if the events do not occur in the order they are mentioned in the sentence, English speakers are likely to use past perfect (unless there are time adverbs or prepositions that make the order of events clear). If they do occur in the order mentioned, past perfect is generally optional.
Order of events:
- it is finished,
- she loses all hope,
- she feels.
Since (3) occurs before (2), we use past perfect to indicate that the events are out of order, even though (2) occurs after (1).
If she had used the simple past,
it felt like all hope went from my life,
it would mean essentially the same thing. (Although for reasons I don't understand, you can't use inversion with went.)
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
64.9k7127233
This is how the past perfect works: if the events do not occur in the order they are mentioned in the sentence, English speakers are likely to use past perfect (unless there are time adverbs or prepositions that make the order of events clear). If they do occur in the order mentioned, past perfect is generally optional.
Order of events:
- it is finished,
- she loses all hope,
- she feels.
Since (3) occurs before (2), we use past perfect to indicate that the events are out of order, even though (2) occurs after (1).
If she had used the simple past,
it felt like all hope went from my life,
it would mean essentially the same thing. (Although for reasons I don't understand, you can't use inversion with went.)
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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edited Apr 21 at 20:05
answered Apr 21 at 17:32
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answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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answered Apr 21 at 17:32
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
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"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
"it felt like all hope went from my life" yea it does sound awkward. thanks for the answer!
– user344689
Apr 22 at 5:46
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