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Synonym Posted 15 years ago
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Hello

Did/Have/had you sent any email to me two days before?

Please suggest which of the bold ones should be used here. I am asking a question but at the same time it should sound polite also.

Thanks,
  

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Did you send me any email two days ago? (measuring from now) Had you sent me any email two days before? (measuring from some past time) CJ

— CalifJim

  • Did you send me any email two days ago?
  • (measuring from now) Had you sent me any email two days before?
  • (measuring from some past time) CJ
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Did you send me any email two days ago? (measuring from now)
Had you sent me any email two days before? (measuring from some past time)

CJ
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Thanks Mr. Calif Jim

I am sorry but I did not get what you exactly meant by the below.

(measuring from now)

(measuring from some past time)

Please help
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Did you send me any email two days ago? (measuring from now)

If today is Monday, I'm asking if you sent any email Saturday.
If today is Friday, I'm asking if you sent any email Wednesday.

Had you sent me any email two days before? (measuring from some past time)
Here I'm telling a story about something that happened in the past.

If the story is about s
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Yes I wanted the first one thanks .

But if its the second part. I think then the date or year should be mentioned.

If the story is about something that happened on a Monday last December, I'm asking if you had sent me any email on the preceding Saturday.

If the story is about something that happened on a Thursday five years ago, I'm asking if you had sent m
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dec09 I think then the date or year should be mentioned.
I guess I expected you to have a better imagination. You fill in whichever date you want. The important thing is to understand the concept that it's a past time situation.

CJ
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