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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect/past perfect

I had been so busy before this week. And

I have been so busy before this week.

I had been so busy before last week. And

I have been so busy before last week.

Are both okay? And if so why don't just always use the present perfect instead of the past perfect.
It really seems like a lot of times the past perfect can be subsituted w/ the present perfect, is this true? Unless you want to be extremely specific.
  

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Without context, I would say: I was very busy before this week / before last week. I have never heard of the "rule" you describe. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Without context, I would say: I was very busy before this week / before last week.
  • I have never heard of the "rule" you describe.
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Without context, I would say:

I was very busy before this week / before last week.

I have never heard of the "rule" you describe.

CB
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Anybody else?

Thanks!
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