Past perfect sentence is (in)correct!!

PhillyT · Post by **PhillyT** » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:07 am

Hi,
I found something in a TOEIC text prep that got a group into a good discussion.
The sentence goes something like, "The members of the audience left before the speaker _______ his speech." Answer: had finished.
The past perfect and the past should be swapped, but it also sounds right, right?
Thanks

Josef Essberger · Post by **Josef Essberger** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:53 am

PhillyT wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:07 amThe past perfect and the past should be swapped, but it also sounds right, right?

What exactly is your proposal (should) and question?

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Past perfect sentence is (in)correct!!

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