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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"The town hall (had/have) been used..."?

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001. The town hall 01u00had been 02u00used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage01u00 had taken 02u00place. 02br
002. The town hall 01u00had been02u00 used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage 01u00took02u00 place. 02br
003. The town hall 01u00have been02u00 used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage 01u00had taken02u00 place.02br
004. The town hall 01u00have been02u00 used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage 01u00took02u00 place. 02br
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0No. 02br 00Use:02br 01i 00 The town hall 01u 00was 02u 00used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage01u 00 had taken 02u 00place. [Leading from old past to more recent past02i 02br 02br 01i 00 The town hall 01u 01b 00has02b 00 been used02u 00 used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage 01u 00took02u 00 place.

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  • 02br 00Use:02br 01i 00 The town hall 01u 00was 02u 00used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage01u 00 had taken 02u 00place.
  • [Leading from old past to more recent past02i 02br 02br 01i 00 The town hall 01u 01b 00has02b 00 been used02u 00 used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage 01u 00took02u 00 place.
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01i00 The town hall 01u00was 02u00used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage01u00 had taken 02u00place. [Leading from old past to more recent past02i02br
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01i00 The town hall 01u01b00has02b00 been used02u00
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0Thanks for your reply Marius Hancu. 05002br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11i10 The town hall 11u10was 12u10used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage11u10 had taken 12u10place. [Leading from old past to more recent past12i12br
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Thanks for your reply Marius Hancu. 15010 11blockquote
11cite20Marius Hancu22cite21i20 The town hall 21u20was 22u20used as the Lifeline call centre ever since the rampage21u20 had taken 22u20place. [Lead
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0Oh I see. The simpler the better05000.02br
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0With "ever since," it seems that it's still current, and with "ever since" I found the past perfect to sound a bit odd!02br
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00The only one that sounds completley right to my ear is: The town hall 01i00has been used 02i00ever since it 01i00took 02i00place.02br
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00If it's no longer being used, then don'

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