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    lorena33 Posts: 8, Reputation: 0
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    May 29, 2011, 02:19 AM
    Past Perfect
    When we are talking about a "sequence of actions" it is correct to use the simple past. I would like to know if it is possible to use past perfect with the verb "spend" because first she spent 800 pounds before getting to Costa Rica- The key of the book says that the simple past is the only alternative but I don't agree.
    Here is the text: Samantha... (spend)800 pounds of her own money getting to Costa Rica. First, she... (fly) to Miami. Then she... (catch) a plane to San José.
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    May 29, 2011, 04:14 AM

    Verb Tenses

    It's been a long time since 9th grade but:

    By the time she got to Costa Rica Samantha had spent 800 pounds of her own money.
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    Jun 20, 2011, 02:00 PM
    Unless the textbook gives more indications or context, I would say you are right. Past perfect works "perfectly" in that situation.
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