Element USE: TIME UP TO THEN
SuperCat PAST
SubCat past perfect simple
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use the past perfect simple to talk about a time before another time in the past.
Corrected Learner Example He then thought how stupid he had been. (Peru; B1; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

Actually I'd arranged an appointment with my doctor before calling you. (B1; Arabic ? Meghreb; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments N/A

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