Past perfect, simple and present perfect
A couple minutes ago, I found out I'd been hacked
A couple of minutes ago, I found out I was hacked.
A couple of minutes ago, I found out I've been hacked.
In my opinion, only the first two are correct. Am I right? If not, please elaborate.
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Necrophagist A couple minutes ago, I found out I'd been hacked A couple of minutes ago, I found out I was hacked. A couple of minutes ago, I found out I've been hacked. In my opinion, only the first two are correct.
- Necrophagist A couple minutes ago, I found out I'd been hacked A couple of minutes ago, I found out I was hacked.
- A couple of minutes ago, I found out I've been hacked.
- In my opinion, only the first two are correct.
- Am I right?
- If not, please elaborate.
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NecrophagistA couple minutes ago, I found out I'd been hacked
A couple of minutes ago, I found out I was hacked.
A couple of minutes ago, I found out I've been hacked.
In my opinion, only the first two are correct. Am I right? If not, please elaborate.
Correct. The last one doesn't work.
CJ
0A couple of years ago, I found out I've been hacked.
I agree that the above doesn't work.
But I would hesitate to say that the following is incorrect.
A couple of minutes ago, I found out I've been hacked.
It's a matter of how precisely you define the present. What if it were just 'a couple of seconds' ago?
0NecrophagistA couple minutes ago,
This is used in American English.
NecrophagistA couple of minutes ago,
This used in British English.
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