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Peterchan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past tense or past particple?
Hi, thx for reading my questions.
Just wanna know which one is correct...it is a bit confusing:
I had worked for this company for 10 years.
I worked for this company for 10 years.
I thought that the first one would be correct because the 10 years period was from one point to another. But a native speaker told me that the second sentence would be more correct....can somebody pls tell me why?
I had performed a number of roles in this company for the last 10 years.
I performed a number of roles in this company for the last 10 years.
which one is right?
Thx so much!
Just wanna know which one is correct...it is a bit confusing:
I had worked for this company for 10 years.
I worked for this company for 10 years.
I thought that the first one would be correct because the 10 years period was from one point to another. But a native speaker told me that the second sentence would be more correct....can somebody pls tell me why?
I had performed a number of roles in this company for the last 10 years.
I performed a number of roles in this company for the last 10 years.
which one is right?
Thx so much!
Top answer
peterchan I had worked for this company for 10 years. I worked for this company for 10 years. The past perfect is normally used when you have two events in the past, and one is older than the other.
- peterchan I had worked for this company for 10 years.
- I worked for this company for 10 years.
- The past perfect is normally used when you have two events in the past, and one is older than the other.
- Eg.
- I had worked for this company for 10 years before I finally quit and followed my dream of becoming an artist.
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peterchanThe past perfect is normally used when you have two events in the past, and one is older than the other.
I had worked for this company for 10 years.
I worked for this company for 10 years.
Eg.
I had worked for this company for 10 years before I finally quit and followed my dream of becoming an artist.
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