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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Does Had been make sense ?

Does Had been make sense ?
  

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Of course. Had + past participle = pluperfect / past perfect. CB

  • Of course.
  • Had + past participle = pluperfect / past perfect.
  • CB
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Of course. Had + past participle = pluperfect / past perfect.

CB
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Hi,

It's a past perfect tense and it does make sense if placed in the right context.
  • She had been dead for 10 years when the old man tried to contact her.
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