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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct and why?
I have been in hospital for the last three days. I was released this morning.
Or,
I had been in hospital for the last three days. I was released this morning.
Or,
I had been in hospital for the last three days. I was released this morning.
Top answer
The first one is correct. The present perfect depicts completed action in the present. This is a person speaking in present time.
- The first one is correct.
- The present perfect depicts completed action in the present.
- This is a person speaking in present time.
- The second is ungrammatical.
- You have the past perfect, which depicts completed action in the past, but "the last three days" and "this morning" is too close to present time to match with a past perfect construction.
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The first one is correct. The present perfect depicts completed action in the present. This is a person speaking in present time.
The second is ungrammatical. You have the past perfect, which depicts completed action in the past, but "the last three days" and "this morning" is too close to present time to match with a past perfect construction. This would be correct, for example, as
The second is ungrammatical. You have the past perfect, which depicts completed action in the past, but "the last three days" and "this morning" is too close to present time to match with a past perfect construction. This would be correct, for example, as
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