after+past perfect
Hi :)
Which sentence is correct:
1. After I graduated from school, I applied to the University.
2. Afrer I had graduated from school, I applied to the University.

Can we use ONLY past simple tense, when we use the word "after"?the same question about the word "when"Or maybe we can use only past perfect, when talking about that kind of thing?

Question

after+past perfect
Hi :) 
Which sentence is correct:
1. After I graduated from school, I applied to the University.
2. Afrer I had graduated from school, I applied to the University.

Can we use ONLY past simple tense, when we use the word "after"?the same question about the word "when"Or maybe we can use only past perfect, when talking about that kind of thing?

Answer

Both sentences are correct.

The only difference is that if you use the past simple for both parts of the sentence - as in your first example - we understand that one action happened immediately after the other.

If you use the past perfect for the earlier action - as in your second example - there may have been a longer gap between the two events.

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