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Why is Präteritum used instead of Plusquamperfekt here?
I'm new to German and I don't understand why is Präteritum used instead of Plusquamperfekt in this case.
Die Dursleys besaßen alles, was sie wollten, doch sie hatten auch ein Geheimnis, und dass es ...
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Why do Germans often use the Plusquamperfekt instead of (simple) Perfekt when they speak of the past?
When watching German public TV I often wonder why Germans use the Plusquamperfekt/Vorvergangenheit when the actual Referenzzeitpunkt is the present, e.g.
Interviewed person: "Mein Mann ist in Rente." ...
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