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Tostyle un Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Usage of tense

No sir, I am asking for the difference?

"I had not got a call."

"I didn't get a call."

I know both are correct and both are in past but why are they used differently?

Thank you.

  

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" I know both are correct and both are in past but why are they used differently? Look first at these: 1. I had not received a call.

  • " I know both are correct and both are in past but why are they used differently?
  • Look first at these: 1.
  • I had not received a call.
  • 2.
  • I did not receive a call.
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tostyle un"I had not got a call."
"I didn't get a call."
I know both are correct and both are in past but why are they used differently?

Look first at these:

1. I had not received a call.
2. I did not receive a call.

Outside of a conditional structure, the difference between these is only the usual difference between th

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