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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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I was called by president / I had been called by president
  

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Hi, I was called by president / I had been called by president I was called by the president . / I had been called by the president. If you mean the president of a country, eg Obama, use a capital 'P'.

  • Hi, I was called by president / I had been called by president I was called by the president .
  • / I had been called by the president.
  • If you mean the president of a country, eg Obama, use a capital 'P'.
  • Both sentences are correct #1 just describes an event in the past, but in #2 the Past Perfect means this event happened before some other event or time in the past that you think we are aware of.
  • eg I rushed to the White House at 9am.
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Hi,

I was called by president / I had been called by president

I was called by the president . / I had been called by the president.



If you mean the president of a country, eg Obama, use a capital 'P'.



Both sentences are correct

#1 just describes an event in the past, but in #2 the Past Perfect means this event happen

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