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If someone's just died ( a day, two days ago - maybe in the context of a funeral), do you use past simple or past perfect in the following cases?
You would use the simple past tense to talk about someone who has just died whereas, if she were still alive, you would use the present perfect. In some instances, you could use the past perfect when talking about someone who has just died:
"How long had you known her before she died?"
