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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
hadn't
We hadn't heard from you in a couple of days. We were worried about you.
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We haven't heard from you in a couple of days. We were worried about you.
Are both useable and interchangeable? What's the difference?
Thanks!
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We haven't heard from you in a couple of days. We were worried about you.
Are both useable and interchangeable? What's the difference?
Thanks!
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I think only the second one ''We haven't heard from you in a couple of days. '' is grammatically correct. Because you can't say ''We (hadn't)had not heard from you'' as it is written in the first sentence.
- I think only the second one ''We haven't heard from you in a couple of days.
- '' is grammatically correct.
- Because you can't say ''We (hadn't)had not heard from you'' as it is written in the first sentence.
- It is better to use ''have not(haven't)'' in this case.
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I think only the second one ''We haven't heard from you in a couple of days. We were worried about you.'' is grammatically correct. Because you can't say ''We (hadn't)had not heard from you'' as it is written in the first sentence. It is better to use ''have not(haven't)'' in this case.
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If the time of the reported worry is now, the second is correct. We might say, 'We have been worried about you' rather than 'We were worried about you' in this situation. It's also possible to say, "We are worried about you'.
If the time of the worry was in the past, the first is correct.
If the time of the worry was in the past, the first is correct.
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