Is past perfect necessary in 'It had been here before we came.'?
35695
Past perfect or past simple with before
77010
'was' versus 'had been'
40315
When will "Present Perfect vs. Past Tense" cases be affected by culture?
60477
Is the past tense correct in "Did you know Fred was a doctor?"
21925
Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")
152550
present tense with past perfect?
69668
Do 'already' and 'just' require the present perfect?
65426
Difference between Simple Past and Past Perfect
131914
Using "recently" with past simple
25208
Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?
109193
Tense when saying "This is the first time" you've been somewhere
128030
Past Simple or Present Perfect with "Never"?
96368
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
1030
"Now is the time" followed by past tense verb
107740
Shouldn't the comma be omitted? And is this sentence consistent in the tense?
85473
Past participle used as a noun?
73062
Must present perfect tense be used if the action takes place more than once?