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When discussing events that took place previous to the current point in the narrative, can I use simple past along with past perfect? As it stands now, I've started my paragraph in past perfect, to indicate that this happened earlier (the character is thinking back to what happened in between the chapters), but then I found myself switching to simple past throughout the rest of the paragraph, once I think the time frame is clear.
Which of the following sentences is using the two tenses correctly? I would think that it is the second example, as the dependent clause is referring to the earlier of the two events (arrive in Cleveland, then sell the jewelry), but that doesn't sound right to me at all.
"When they arrived in Cleveland, Liza had taken her jewelry to sell."
"When they had arrived in Cleveland, Liza took her jewelry to sell."
Which of the following sentences is using the two tenses correctly? I would think that it is the second example, as the dependent clause is referring to the earlier of the two events (arrive in Cleveland, then sell the jewelry), but that doesn't sound right to me at all.
"When they arrived in Cleveland, Liza had taken her jewelry to sell."
"When they had arrived in Cleveland, Liza took her jewelry to sell."