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jasonlulu_2000



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:55 am    Post subject: had met or met Reply with quote
--Where have you been all day?
--We _______ some lovely children and it was dark by the time we got away.
A. met B. had met

Which one would a native prefer? Are they both right?

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pugachevV



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Met is preferred, if you are talking about the recent past.

Had met can be used if you are talking about something that happened in the distant past.
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