'He had always wanted to be famous' vs. 'He has always wanted to be famous'

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Which one? WHY?What's the difference between 'I had tried' and ' I have tried'?

Doll · Accepted Answer

Edited: If it doesn't mean anything no problem. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

WesternAmerican · Answer

Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.
The latter post doesn't mean anything to me.

Marius Hancu · Answer

The reference time is in the past, repectively the present:

Before going yesterday to the market, I (had) tried to see if we had any tomatoes left.

I am leaving now for the market. I've tried to find any tomatoes in the fridge, but there aren't any.

WesternAmerican · Answer

Wow, I can't seem to comprehend any of that.
Just don't give up on me. I'm eager to learn.
P.S
Dull, I owe you an apology. It's not what I meant to say - I meant that what you wrote wasn't helpful.

Doll · Answer

I told the truth to you but you got angry.<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' alt='Emotion: big smile'/> Look, you should learn the tenses first. Start writing present perfect, past perfect, simple past, perfect vs past,  or such key words on the search box right above.

Kooyeen · Answer

Marius Hancu
I am leaving now for the market. I've tried to find any tomatoes in the fridge, but there aren't any.

Hi,
Shouldn't that any be "some"?

WesternAmerican · Answer

I apprciate that Doll.
Nonetheless, I want to see if I understood Marius(PLEASE *** TELL ME IM ON THE RIGHT TRACK)

See you later guys, I've left the keys on the desk.
BUT:

Yesterday I had left the keys on the desk, too bad I forgot to tell you.

Doll · Answer

Look forget everything. Just try to understand this examples:

I left the room at 20.00 and he visited me at 20.55. It seems that I had left the room before he came.

-----*20.00----------------------*20.55------------------------I-NOW--------------

you left the room he came

Tell me which action precedes the other one? I mean which of them happened before? Of course your leaving the room is the first action and his visiting you is the second one. This two action have something common, both of them happened in the past . So, the action which happened first among the other actions in the past is called past perfect and because of that you say I had left the room( 1. action) before he came (2. action).

See you later guys, I've left the keys on the desk.
BUT:

Yesterday I had left the keys on the desk, too bad I forgot to tell you. No need to talk much. You are right.

Marius Hancu · Answer

WesternAmericanI want to see if I understood Marius(PLEASE *** TELL ME IM ON THE RIGHT TRACK)

See you later guys, I've left the keys on the desk.
BUT:

Yesterday I had left the keys on the desk, too bad I forgot to tell you.

Yes, you're fine.

WesternAmerican · Answer

Thank you very much. Let's see if I got it straight(I'm going to kiss you if I did):

--------Cleveland(14:00)--------------------------Texas(14:30)-----------------------NOW
I left Cleveland I arrived to Texas.

So:

I had left Cleveland before I arrived to Texas.

Did I get it right? Am I on the right track?

Thank you very much guys

P.S

Are there any indicators for Past Perfefct? like yesterday?

'He had always wanted to be famous' vs. 'He has always wanted to be famous'

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