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Apatzinguense Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Past Perfect

Scenario:

I see a co-worker for the first time in the break room at my new job, and by this time, I have met most of my co-workers, and I say to him: "I had not seen you before. I am....."

Given the situation, would I be grammatically and pragmatically correct to use the past perfect as used in the above situation? Please let me know.

  

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apatzinguense Scenario: I see a co-worker for the first time in the break room at my new job, and by this time, I have met most of my co-workers, and I say to him: "I had not seen you before. " Given the situation, would I be grammatically and pragmatically correct to use the past perfect as used in the above situation? Please let me know.

  • apatzinguense Scenario: I see a co-worker for the first time in the break room at my new job, and by this time, I have met most of my co-workers, and I say to him: "I had not seen you before.
  • " Given the situation, would I be grammatically and pragmatically correct to use the past perfect as used in the above situation?
  • Please let me know.
  • Grammatically correct, but not pragmatically.
  • You want I haven't seen you before .
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apatzinguense

Scenario:

I see a co-worker for the first time in the break room at my new job, and by this time, I have met most of my co-workers, and I say to him: "I had not seen you before. I am....."

Given the situation, would I be grammatically and pragmatically correct to use the past perfect as used in the above situation? Please let me know.

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No. Natural English ls I haven't seen you before. I'm Fred Smith.

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