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"she gave away my phone without me knowing,and the problem is I had just bought it"
"she gave away my phone without me knowing,and the problem is I just bought it"
do these sentences mean the same ?
"she gave away my phone without me knowing,and the problem is I had just bought it"
"she gave away my phone without me knowing,and the problem is I just bought it"
do these sentences mean the same ?
"she gave away my phone without me knowing,and the problem is I just bought it"
do these sentences mean the same ?
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@veterantough38 yes 👍 The first one is grammatically a bit better, but they're both correct
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The first example is more correct because the second verb (had bought)is in the past perfect tense -- it is further in the past than the first clause which is in the simple past tense.
Buying the phone preceded giving away the phone, and those two different tenses show that.
In spoken English, you might hear the second example, but as I said, it is not truly correct.
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