Had been/was
Are both OK: I had been training for a football tryout before I got sick so for the past week I been at home recovering from bronchitis.
AND
I was training for a football tryout before I got sick so for the past week I been at home recovering from bronchitis.
Top answer
Either past or past perfect is OK. To me, "was" is better because it is quite recent. But the sentence has other issues.
- Either past or past perfect is OK.
- To me, "was" is better because it is quite recent.
- But the sentence has other issues.
- I was / had been training for a football tryout before I got sick .
- F or the past week I have been at home recovering from bronchitis.
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Either past or past perfect is OK. To me, "was" is better because it is quite recent. But the sentence has other issues.
I was / had been training for a football tryout before I got sick. For the past week I have been at home recovering from bronchitis.
0Neither is OK. This is:
I was training for a football tryout before I got sick, so for the past week I have been at home recovering from bronchitis.
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