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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Had been use

  • He had been in prison from 1900 to 1914.

I think the use of "had been" in the above seems wrong to me as the time is mentioned. Should it not be "was"?

  

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Jigneshbharati I think the use of "had been" in the above seems wrong to me It's not wrong. Jigneshbharati Should it not be "was"? That is a good choice, too.

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  • Jigneshbharati I think the use of "had been" in the above seems wrong to me It's not wrong.
  • Jigneshbharati Should it not be "was"?
  • That is a good choice, too.
  • It depends on the context.
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JigneshbharatiI think the use of "had been" in the above seems wrong to me

It's not wrong.

JigneshbharatiShould it not be "was"?

That is a good choice, too. It depends on the context.

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JigneshbharatiI think the use of "had been" in the above seems wrong to me as the time is mentioned.

Only the present perfect (the tense with has or have) is subject to the rule "Don't mention the time!"

The past perfect (the tense with had) is not governed by such a rule.

CJ

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