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1. Do you think the past perfect tense is correct? I feel just a past tense is correct. I don't see a reason for the need for the past perfect tense. I thought what follows usually after a present perfect is a past tense, not a past perfect.

It has never played put the way I had intended.

2. I think the modal 'may' is not right. I think the phrase with it is denoting a past thought of his and to use 'amy" seem incorrect.

I am forced to concede that this may not have been the right one for my friends.

Philip · Accepted Answer

1) had intended

2) may

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you. What does this page, which has been pasted, of the Google Book search, searched for the bold-lettered word part indicate to you?

... then would get depressed when things did not work out, I could now put passion
into my work but also let it go if things did not work the way I wanted.

Their process did not work the way I expected it to. There were no clever viewgraphs
or brilliant experts or anonymous decision makers in the picture. ...

John 14:3 I have at times been tempted to think that *** made a mistake in the
way he ordered life because it did not work the way I thought it should work. ...

Although workshopping with the bulletin board did not work the way I had/ anticipated, ...

However, the result of the pilot survey showed me that scientists as a whole did
not work the way I did, but rather made use primarily of libraries where ...

Csilla I remember times when I set up a plan and it just did not work the way I
thought it would work. And then I tried to think on my feet and come up with ...

1941

During later sessions I often heard: "What you told me did not work the way I
applied it", or "I think I selected the wrong one of the two suggestions ...

1947

During later sessions I often heard: "What you told me did not work the way I
applied it", or "I think I selected the wrong one of the two suggestions ...

1959
However, the result of the pilot survey showed me that scientists as a whole did
not work the way I did, but rather made use primarily of libraries where ...

During later sessions I often heard: "What you told me did not work the way I
applied it," or "I think I selected the wrong one of the two suggestions you ...

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CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousWhat does this page, which has been pasted, of the Google Book search, searched for the bold-lettered word part indicate to you?

It's very difficult to choose a comment that might prove instructive to you, as it is difficult to understand your purpose in posting these search results.
The search indicates that it is possible to find examples of "did not work the way I".
Are you saying you were surprised to find these? That you thought there was something incorrect about this group of words? Are you in doubt about the meaning of these words?
Could you please clarify your question?
Thanks.
CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Sorry, I should have searched for a different phrase but in haste, I accidently searched for something that might/may have any pertinece to me at all.

I should have searched for the phrase "has never played out"

Original example sentence (note: a misspelling: not 'put' but 'out'

It has never played put the way I had intended.

Can you tell me why it has to be a past perfect tense for the part underlined since I don't think it has to be that.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousCan you tell me why it has to be a past perfect tense

It doesn't have to be past perfect. Simple past is just fine.
... the way I intended. ... the way I had intended
Either of the two tenses is correct.
CJ

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