Past perferct or past simple: When Mr and Mrs Smith arrived home, they discovered

Penuel

Hi everybody, please check if the following sentences are correct, i'm in doubt about the second sentence.

When Mr and Mrs Smith arrived home, they discovered that someone had broken into their house. Their video recorder and television had disappeared. They didn't know what they had done to deserve this bad luck.

Penuel · #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 14:11 pm *Past perferct or past simple*

And in the "They didn't know what they had done to deserve this bad luck" shouldn't i use "that" instead of "this"?

Hoang7583 · #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 15:09 pm *Past perferct or past simple*

I THINK! THIS IS BETTER

Kitosdad · #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:58 am *Past perferct or past simple*

" such " might be better still. IMO.
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Kitosdad · #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:59 am *Past perferct or past simple*

.Sorry, double-posted.
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