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Is the auxiliary verb "had" needed in this sentence?

Amy from finance had emailed me an approval form to fill out. I sent it back last week.

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Amy from finance emailed me an approval form to fill out. I sent it back last week.

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  • In your scenario, past perfect is not necessary and simple perfect is fine since the order of events is understandable. – Peter Sep 27 '16 at 03:58
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    Twice in an hour, we have the opportunity to offer the wisdom: [**Don't use the perfect unless you have to!**](http://ell.stackexchange.com/a/5666/37009) – P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica Sep 27 '16 at 04:08

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