One of my local grammar books says that only the second of the following sentences, according to the strict rules of grammar, is correct. I would like to know your opinion about the same, please.
1- Your husband called after you left.
2- Your husband called after you had left.
I doubt that any native speaker would think it “wrong” or think you’d made a grammar mistake if you used the second sentence (other than an English teacher maybe ;)).
But the fact is, the use of the past perfect is completely unnecessary in that sentence and native speakers therefore wouldn’t use it. :lol: