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They all left the room when she recited her poem . They all left the room when she had recited her poem . They all left the room when she recited her poem .( suggest they all left at the moment she started reciting )
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Theyalllefttheroomwhensherecitedherpoem. • Theyalllefttheroomwhenshehadrecitedherpoem.
Theyalllefttheroomwhensherecitedherpoem.(suggesttheyallleftatthemomentshestartedreciting)Theyalllefttheroomwhensherecitedherpoem.(suggesttheyallleftatthemomentshestartedreciting) • Theyalllefttheroomwhenshehadrecitedherpoem.(suggetstheyleftaftershehadfinishedreciting) x x Past now future Shestartedreciting x x Past now future Shehadfinishedreciting
When I hadwateredallthefowers, mymotherarrived. When I wateredalltheflowers, mymotherarrived. Whenheopenedhisdesk, hediscoverd a deadbird. Whenhehadopenedhisthirdpresent, helookedattheroller skates andsmiled. Thepastsimplesuggests a more immediate casual link betweentwoeventscomparedwiththepastperfect. Thepastperfectaferwhen is used to suggestsomething is completedfinished.