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Shouvik Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Has been and Had been

What is the difference between following sentences, when i inform to someone about damage something and which one more professional way to express the below

The seeds had been damaged

The seeds have been damaged

  

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The seeds have been damaged ( Recent past, present perfect tense ). I don't know (Present) what I can do now. The seeds had been damaged ( Previous to past, past perfect tense), I called (Past, simple past tense) the farmer support cell to inquire about procuring new seeds.

  • The seeds have been damaged ( Recent past, present perfect tense ).
  • I don't know (Present) what I can do now.
  • The seeds had been damaged ( Previous to past, past perfect tense), I called (Past, simple past tense) the farmer support cell to inquire about procuring new seeds.
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The seeds have been damaged( Recent past, present perfect tense). I don't know (Present) what I can do now.

The seeds had been damaged( Previous to past, past perfect tense), I called (Past, simple past tense) the farmer support cell to inquire about procuring new seeds.

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I would like a few things in continuation to the question you have asked.

Shouvikhen i inform to someone about damage something and which one more professional way to express the below

If the damaged has just happened and you are looking for a solution, use the second one.

And, if you just want to inform the damage as a past incident, you can ju

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