He died after he ____ ill for a long time
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he died after he was ill for a long time
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He died after he (was/had been) ill for a long time.
I think both (was and had been) are correct because I remember reading in a document saying that we don't need to use past perfect(had been) with after, simple past(was) is acceptable. Is it correct?
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