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Stephany Rose Anajada Dacalos Posted 11 years ago
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This machine had been used in 2013.

Is it okay to use had + been + pp with a fixed year ?

When to use : Had + been +pp
  

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This machine had been used in 2013. Here past perfect is used in passive. We generally use past perfect when we refer to an action which took place before another.

— Vsuresh

  • This machine had been used in 2013.
  • Here past perfect is used in passive.
  • We generally use past perfect when we refer to an action which took place before another.
  • ) Stephany Rose Anajada Dacalos Is it okay to use had + been + pp with a fixed year ?
  • Simple past tense is fine here.
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This machine had been used in 2013.

Here past perfect is used in passive.
We generally use past perfect when we refer to an action which took place before another.
(We had used that machine at five places when the fully automatic model was introduced.)
Stephany Rose Anajada DacalosIs it okay to use had + been + pp with a fixed year ?
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