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Sun 29 Jul, 2007 11:28 am
The X-ray treatments were given/had been given daily up to the time that he was dismissed from the hospital.
Which verbs should I use? If both are, what is the difference in meaning between the two sentences?
Many thanks.
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Yoong Liat wrote:The X-ray treatments were given/had been given daily up to the time that he was dismissed from the hospital.
Which verbs should I use? If both are, what is the difference in meaning between the two sentences?
Many thanks.
I think the correct version is the latter because it's a past perfect tense, which expresses
action in the past before another action in the past. This is the past in the past. For example:
The x-rays had been given daily up to the time that he was dismissed from the hospital.
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