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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect

The war ended in 1956, but another one had started by 1960.

Is the past perfect used correctly here? I used it because of the "by 1960" part.

  

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Yes, that's OK. Depending on wider context, you could consider saying "this war" or "that war", rather than "the war".

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Yes, that's OK. Depending on wider context, you could consider saying "this war" or "that war", rather than "the war".