It was done / It had been done yesterday
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Which one is correct and why?
It was done yesterday.
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It had been done yesterday.
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Which one is correct and why?
It was done yesterday.
or
It had been done yesterday.
word-choice sentence-structure
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Which one is correct and why?
It was done yesterday.
or
It had been done yesterday.
word-choice sentence-structure
edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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asked Jun 12 '15 at 6:20
I don't know who I am.
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Which one is correct and why?
It was done yesterday.
or
It had been done yesterday.
word-choice sentence-structure
word-choice sentence-structure
edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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asked Jun 12 '15 at 6:20
I don't know who I am.
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edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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asked Jun 12 '15 at 6:20
I don't know who I am.
1392616
edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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edited Jun 12 '15 at 8:12
Eilia
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I don't know who I am.
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asked Jun 12 '15 at 6:20
I don't know who I am.
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I don't know who I am.
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Sentence 1 is correct.
Sentence 2: As a single sentence it is not correct, as Past Perfect is the "pre-past" in relation to a past. Here we have only one event in the past time, not two with one event before the other.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
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Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
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It just depends on the context, or what you want to convey about the context. If you say to me "It had been done yesterday", I'll try to think of something that happened earlier today before which you're saying it was done. Because this is what the construction demands -- a previous temporal anchor. Say, for example, this morning someone criticized me for not getting my car repaired, but at that time, I had already taken care of it the previous day. Then the temporal anchor is the criticism.
If I don't know of any such earlier event, I'll probably just assume there was something significant that happened earlier, and I'll be expecting you to fill me in.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
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Does this construct apply in a situation when two events are separated by a fraction of a second? E.g.: "Our FTP gateway team suggested that the problem may be due the file had been picked up before its byte content was transferred.".
In my language each event is described in simple past tense, therefore I found English very, very strange and hard to communicate in.
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
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active
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active
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up vote
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accepted
Sentence 1 is correct.
Sentence 2: As a single sentence it is not correct, as Past Perfect is the "pre-past" in relation to a past. Here we have only one event in the past time, not two with one event before the other.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
11.7k41647
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Sentence 1 is correct.
Sentence 2: As a single sentence it is not correct, as Past Perfect is the "pre-past" in relation to a past. Here we have only one event in the past time, not two with one event before the other.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
11.7k41647
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Sentence 1 is correct.
Sentence 2: As a single sentence it is not correct, as Past Perfect is the "pre-past" in relation to a past. Here we have only one event in the past time, not two with one event before the other.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
11.7k41647
Sentence 1 is correct.
Sentence 2: As a single sentence it is not correct, as Past Perfect is the "pre-past" in relation to a past. Here we have only one event in the past time, not two with one event before the other.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
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answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
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answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
11.7k41647
answered Jun 12 '15 at 6:28
rogermue
11.7k41647
11.7k41647
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
add a comment |
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
Is it clear? Sir
– I don't know who I am.
Jun 12 '15 at 6:52
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
He's saying the same thing as Greg Lee; namely, that without further (or prior) explanation, the reader has to conjure up (imagine) some past event to be the "temporal anchor" to justify usage of past perfect.
– Brian Hitchcock
Jun 12 '15 at 7:45
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It just depends on the context, or what you want to convey about the context. If you say to me "It had been done yesterday", I'll try to think of something that happened earlier today before which you're saying it was done. Because this is what the construction demands -- a previous temporal anchor. Say, for example, this morning someone criticized me for not getting my car repaired, but at that time, I had already taken care of it the previous day. Then the temporal anchor is the criticism.
If I don't know of any such earlier event, I'll probably just assume there was something significant that happened earlier, and I'll be expecting you to fill me in.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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It just depends on the context, or what you want to convey about the context. If you say to me "It had been done yesterday", I'll try to think of something that happened earlier today before which you're saying it was done. Because this is what the construction demands -- a previous temporal anchor. Say, for example, this morning someone criticized me for not getting my car repaired, but at that time, I had already taken care of it the previous day. Then the temporal anchor is the criticism.
If I don't know of any such earlier event, I'll probably just assume there was something significant that happened earlier, and I'll be expecting you to fill me in.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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up vote
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It just depends on the context, or what you want to convey about the context. If you say to me "It had been done yesterday", I'll try to think of something that happened earlier today before which you're saying it was done. Because this is what the construction demands -- a previous temporal anchor. Say, for example, this morning someone criticized me for not getting my car repaired, but at that time, I had already taken care of it the previous day. Then the temporal anchor is the criticism.
If I don't know of any such earlier event, I'll probably just assume there was something significant that happened earlier, and I'll be expecting you to fill me in.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
14.1k2829
It just depends on the context, or what you want to convey about the context. If you say to me "It had been done yesterday", I'll try to think of something that happened earlier today before which you're saying it was done. Because this is what the construction demands -- a previous temporal anchor. Say, for example, this morning someone criticized me for not getting my car repaired, but at that time, I had already taken care of it the previous day. Then the temporal anchor is the criticism.
If I don't know of any such earlier event, I'll probably just assume there was something significant that happened earlier, and I'll be expecting you to fill me in.
answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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answered Jun 12 '15 at 7:00
Greg Lee
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Does this construct apply in a situation when two events are separated by a fraction of a second? E.g.: "Our FTP gateway team suggested that the problem may be due the file had been picked up before its byte content was transferred.".
In my language each event is described in simple past tense, therefore I found English very, very strange and hard to communicate in.
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Does this construct apply in a situation when two events are separated by a fraction of a second? E.g.: "Our FTP gateway team suggested that the problem may be due the file had been picked up before its byte content was transferred.".
In my language each event is described in simple past tense, therefore I found English very, very strange and hard to communicate in.
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Does this construct apply in a situation when two events are separated by a fraction of a second? E.g.: "Our FTP gateway team suggested that the problem may be due the file had been picked up before its byte content was transferred.".
In my language each event is described in simple past tense, therefore I found English very, very strange and hard to communicate in.
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Does this construct apply in a situation when two events are separated by a fraction of a second? E.g.: "Our FTP gateway team suggested that the problem may be due the file had been picked up before its byte content was transferred.".
In my language each event is described in simple past tense, therefore I found English very, very strange and hard to communicate in.
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