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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Work/have worked

Could you tell me which one is right between (A) and (B) in the following sentence? Thank you.

I [ worked / had worked ] in Australia for three years when I was offered a new job in USA.
  

Top answer

I had worked in Australia for three years when I was offered a new job in USA. "

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I had worked in Australia for three years when I was offered a new job in USA.
If I were writing it, I would prefer: "I had been working in Australia for three years when I was offered a new job in USA."
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How about "I had been working in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in USA"? Could you confirm whether it also sounds okay?
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lucas21c"I had been working in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in USA"
"I had been working in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in the USA"
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Yes. Sounds fine. I live in Canada, so perhaps someone from the USA could confirm.
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wilpeterYes. Sounds fine. I live in Canada, so perhaps someone from the USA could confirm.
I searched the British National Corpus.

Both USA and the USA are found. I wonder which is the correct version.
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tamguatlayBoth USA and the USA are found. I wonder which is the correct version.
In a context like that of the original post I would always use the USA.
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Is "I had worked in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in USA" also okay?
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Could you tell me when I should use 'USA' and when 'the USA'?
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lucas21cIs "I had worked in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in USA" also okay?
No.
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lucas21cIs "I had worked in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in USA" also okay?
No. It would be understood, but I had been working in Australia since 2005 when I was offered a new job in the USA is the one you want.
As a noun, it's always the USA, the US, the United State
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