he reached the station after the train had arrived
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As correct as these answers are about how to let the reader or listener know which event happened first, the only real problem with this sentence is the use of “when.”
Whether the sentence is written as “The train had left when he reached the station” or “The train had left when he had reached the station” or “The train left when he reached the station,” the use of “when” creates a sentence that says “The train left when —- at the moment or as soon as —- he reached the station.”
Thus, the two events are essentially happening simultaneously. In addition, the sentence says nothing helpful except it sounds as though someone purposely kept the train from departing until the guy pulled into the station.
This renders the past perfect and simple past dance irrelevant because, whether “had” is used or not used, the meaning of this sentence doesn’t change.
BETTER, MORE CORRECT OPTIONS
The train had already left when he reached the station.
The train had already left by the time he reached the station.
The train was leaving just as he reached the station.
By the time he reached the station, the train had already left.
By the time he reached the station, the train had left.
The train left before he reached the station.
The train had left before he had reached the station.
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Whether the sentence is written as “The train had left when he reached the station” or “The train had left when he had reached the station” or “The train left when he reached the station,” the use of “when” creates a sentence that says “The train left when —- at the moment or as soon as —- he reached the station.”
Thus, the two events are essentially happening simultaneously. In addition, the sentence says nothing helpful except it sounds as though someone purposely kept the train from departing until the guy pulled into the station.
This renders the past perfect and simple past dance irrelevant because, whether “had” is used or not used, the meaning of this sentence doesn’t change.
BETTER, MORE CORRECT OPTIONS
The train had already left when he reached the station.
The train had already left by the time he reached the station.
The train was leaving just as he reached the station.
By the time he reached the station, the train had already left.
By the time he reached the station, the train had left.
The train left before he reached the station.
The train had left before he had reached the station.
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