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John hadn't seen Karen in 1990.

Is this sentence grammatically wrong? Why?
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[+2] - Wy - 08/29/2008Not wrong. It's the negative reply to, "John was asked if he had seen Karen in 1990."
[+1] - roger - 08/29/2008I would say, "John hadn't seen Karen since 1990.", or "John didn't see Karen in 1990.", depending on what I wanted to tell someone.

Not wrong. It's the negative reply to, "John was asked if he had seen Karen in 1990."

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I would say, "John hadn't seen Karen since 1990.", or "John didn't see Karen in 1990.", depending on what I wanted to tell someone.

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