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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Hadn't come across vs. Didn't come across
Since then, I hadn't come across the same problem again.
Since then, I didn't come across the same problem again.
I am narrating something about a problem I encountered in my previous work.
Which of the above is correct in this context?
What's the difference between these two tenses?
Since then, I didn't come across the same problem again.
I am narrating something about a problem I encountered in my previous work.
Which of the above is correct in this context?
What's the difference between these two tenses?
Top answer
If the situation is completely in the past: I didn't come If the situation still persists: I haven't come
- If the situation is completely in the past: I didn't come If the situation still persists: I haven't come
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If the situation is completely in the past: I didn't come
If the situation still persists: I haven't come
If the situation still persists: I haven't come
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Thank you, Philip, for the answer.
What about 'I hadn't come'? I wonder if this implies the situation persisted since then until I left the job. Is the use of this tense also possible?
What about 'I hadn't come'? I wonder if this implies the situation persisted since then until I left the job. Is the use of this tense also possible?
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"Hadn't" in this context implies that you've recently came across the problem again
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"hadn't" isn't grammatically possible in this context, sounds very strange
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Anonymous Since then, I hadn't come across the same problem again.Since then, I didn't come across the same problem again.I am narrating something about a problem I encountered in my previous work. Which of the above is correct in this context? What's the difference between these two tenses?The expression "since then" implies "from that time until now", so ne
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