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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
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Gone
My friend: I've been really busy myself. Just got back to Washington.
Me: Where have you gone this time? Or
Where had you gone this time.
Which is correct?
Thanks.
Me: Where have you gone this time? Or
Where had you gone this time.
Which is correct?
Thanks.
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PreciousJones Which is correct? Neither. Where did you go this time?
- PreciousJones Which is correct?
- Neither.
- Where did you go this time?
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PreciousJonesWhich is correct?Neither.
Where did you go this time?
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JoshStaffordWhy couldn't I use where had you gone this time?PreciousJonesWhich is correct?Neither.
Where did you go this time?
He went traveling and got back moments ago, so wouldn't had gone be describing a event before another past event?
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He "had gone" away is fine, but you are asking him a question as to where he went. "Where did you go this time?"
"Had gone" is past past.
You could say, I suppose, "Where have you been this time?"
"Had gone" is past past.
You could say, I suppose, "Where have you been this time?"
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PreciousJonesWhy couldn't I use where had you gone this time?The viewpoint of the past is not sufficiently established to start talking about a time before the past.
"(I've) just got back" only speaks of the current state of affairs. It doesn't relate an event in the past.
CJ
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