<p>No, “had run” is correct, I think. The action’s been completed, and the emphasis isn’t on the duration/continuous nature, it’s on the fact that he ran. If he’d been running and then suddenly been hit by a car, that would be a different story.</p>
<p>No, “had run” is correct, I think. The action’s been completed, and the emphasis isn’t on the duration/continuous nature, it’s on the fact that he ran. If he’d been running and then suddenly been hit by a car, that would be a different story.</p>