Can I use past simple with two actions that happened in the past? One happened after the other.
Like: After I went to ....., I went to ..... .
Or it’s a must that we use (past perfect)? like:
After I had went to......, I went to..... .
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Yes, it's fine.
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You may say it like that, it does make sense.
The second sentence would be more appropriate, however you would alter it to : 'after I had gone to......, I went to.....' instead of I had went because that would be grammatically wrong.
I hope you're answered:)
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Either way. But not your way.
After the I went to the library I went to the shop for icecream.
After I had been to the library, I went to the shop for icecream.
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slightly different.
The first is shopping after going to the library, the second is shopping after having been to the library (that is after being there and leaving, implied).
A minor difference most of the time.
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