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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Had happened or happened?

Mary has a very good memory and can remember everything exactly as if it ____yesterday.
A. had happened B.happened
Answer:B
I feel A is better. What do you think?
  

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To be frank, I don't see any good reason to use the past perfect ( had happened ). There is no action in the past to serve as the reference point for the past perfect. CJ

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To be frank, I don't see any good reason to use the past perfect (had happened). There is no action in the past to serve as the reference point for the past perfect.

CJ