Anonymous I f I want to express that I was not present in the office when you called me, can I say " I had not been in the office when you called me" ? The past perfect is unnecessary. This will suffice: I was not in the office when you called me.
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AnonymousIf I want to express that I was not present in the office when you called me, can I say "I had not been in the office when you called me"?The past perfect is unnecessary. This will suffice: I was not in the office when you called me.