I'd been silent for too long
You make a bad joke
Your friends remain silent
You: ' Sorry. I'd been silent for too long, so I thought I should crack a joke.
Should the boldfaced part be "I've been"? I'm refraining from using it because of "so I thought". Mixing those two tenses doesn't sound good to me.
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"I'd been" is correct there since "I'd been silent" precedes "I thought". However, "I'd been silent for too long" seems just a slightly strange thing to say in your scenario. It seems more like something you would say in a more formal or serious situation.
- "I'd been" is correct there since "I'd been silent" precedes "I thought".
- However, "I'd been silent for too long" seems just a slightly strange thing to say in your scenario.
- It seems more like something you would say in a more formal or serious situation.
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"I'd been" is correct there since "I'd been silent" precedes "I thought". However, "I'd been silent for too long" seems just a slightly strange thing to say in your scenario. It seems more like something you would say in a more formal or serious situation.
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