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[klafterreith]

Would a native accept:

After she became a nun she went to India.

or must it be: After she had become a nun she went to India

Please tell me if the first version (past tense) is totally wrong or not.


klafterreith

[CP]

In casual conversation, you could say the first sentence. In class, or in formal writing, you would want to use the past perfect as in the second sentence.
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