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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Proper conversation usage

'Cause when I called him we hadn't spoken in a week or so.
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'Cause when I called him we haven't spoken in a week or so.

I'm trying to say that when I called him we haven't spoken so therefore I didn't know what was going on.

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I don't understand why it's hadn't though!

Let's say hypothetically I'm having a conversation with Grammar geek.

Hi Grammar Geek, guess what! I haven't spoken to my friend in a week or so!

Wouldn't that be a correct sentence?

Thanks!
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I don't understand why it's hadn't though!

Let's say hypothetically I'm having a conversation with Clive.

Hi Clive, guess what! I haven't spoken to my friend in a week or so!

Wouldn't that be a correct sentence?

Thanks!
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You can wait more than 45 minutes before assuming no one will answer your post. Some of us even sleep at night.

In another thread you said you didn't understand the perfect tenses.

There is the present perfect tense: I haven't spoken to him.

There is the past perfect tense: I hadn't spoken to him.

The present perfect connects in some way to the present. It re
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Thank you very much Grammar Geek. I know you guys probably don't get paid for doing this so I really appreciate the help! Really! I haven't even read your post yet!
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