#waves are universal

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Rachel Goswell // Coastline

You know we've touched on something real With all that's good You've given to me You've given to me

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Hi, Bethany, how are you? If you're not too busy, would you please explain Past Perfect to me. My first language is not English, and while I do get the concept, sometimes I scratch my head when I read books or fanfiction. To give you an example (this is from a fic you recommended once "Waves are Universal" from chapter 7): "Jack ducks as the X-314s fly over his head, the roar of their engines almost deafening in the silence that had previously settled over the desert" -

what confuses me is, you guessed it, the use of PP. The fic is written in present tense, so why did the author use PP instead or Past Simple? Thank you!

I’m good, thanks! I hope you’re well also. :)

The author of Waves Are Universal (heyyy, @dearophelia​!) used past perfect, and even added the adverb previously, to indicate that the silence had settled over the desert before the thing that is happening right now. 

In general, past perfect is used to indicate an action that was completed at some point prior to now. It’s just a way of setting a definite time frame on an action. For example: 

 I had already read ‘Waves Are Universal’ when I recced it to anyone who is a Stargate SG-1 fan.

That tells you that before I recced this story, I completed the act of reading it myself. 

I hope that helps! :)

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Bad news I fell over sideways today Didn't take that step forward Bad news I fell over sideways today Didn't take that step forward I stopped chasing summer sun It's not really me Won't waste my time on things That stop me feeling I wanna see those autumn reds Come out in bloom today Blast away the greens of summer Take a walk down by the river today Watch my troubles float down stream I stopped chasing summer sun It's not really me Won't waste my time on things That stop me feeling

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Rachel Goswell - Deelay

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"Freedom's calling loud and clear Take this chance"

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He proudly shows off his pen-and-ruler crossbow to Sam one night but she frowns and takes it away from him. He tries not to sulk when she disappears with it for an hour (he is used to her taking toys out of his hands so he doesn't get hurt or blow anything up, but the toys are usually alien devices, not pieces of office warfare). But she comes back with it, having replaced the rubber band with a piece of elastic tubing and exchanged the ruler for a piece of staff weapon-proof Kevlar, and offers it to him with a kiss on the cheek. "Best girlfriend ever," he says, after testing it out and discovering that her version shoots the pen cartridge clear across the room, only stopped by the closed door of their quarters. "Girlfriend, huh?" She quirks an eyebrow, but can't quite hide the smile.

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