tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304494.post3176428185346052778..comments2007-07-17T13:46:48.884+01:00Karlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304494.post-87865732543055352042007-07-17T13:46:00.000+01:002007-07-17T13:46:00.000+01:00Thanks for this. Yes, you're quite right - the pluperfect is the same as the past perfect tense. I managed to get my own tenses in a twist there, didn't I?! I've edited the post accordingly.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610067412050376098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304494.post-51647125303772004972007-07-15T17:31:00.000+01:002007-07-15T17:31:00.000+01:00You say:<BR/>If you are writing in the present tense, when referring to events in your characters' past, you should use the simple past (or past perfect) tense rather than the pluperfect (past participle with "had").<BR/><BR/>I think you have made a small mistake - past perfect is the same as pluperfect isn't it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com