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Prepos Posted 19 years ago
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"i have been married before."?

1/ i have been married before.

2/ i had been married before.

3/ i was married before.

which one is correct and why?

thanks.
  

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# 2 is incorrect. #1 and 3 can be used. Of course the difference lies in the context.

— Doll

  • # 2 is incorrect.
  • #1 and 3 can be used.
  • Of course the difference lies in the context.
  • I had been married before is wrong because using past perfect tense alone doesn't make sense so much.
  • If you add someting after before like " before he was killed " ,it will be okay.
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# 2 is incorrect. #1 and 3 can be used. Of course the difference lies in the context.

I had been married before is wrong because using past perfect tense alone doesn't make sense so much. If you add someting after before like " before he was killed " ,it will be okay.

There is no "i" in English. It should be "I".
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Hi guys,

2/ i had been married before.

As already pointed out, this does not make sense if this is all you say. However, it's OK in a suitable context, eg

I married Mary in 1995. I had been married before.

Best wishes, Clive
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