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Uktous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I was / had been recognized for

Hi,

Question:

Should I use was or had been?

Sentence:

I was / had been recognized for making valuable contributions to the company.

Background:

I am not working at the company above.

My opinion:

Both are correct.

Was - refer to a fact in the past.

Ie, recognized for making valuable contributions was a fact

had been - refer to duration before something in the past.

Ie, when I woked at that company, I was recognized for making valuable contributions. Now, I am not working at company, so it is end.

thanks
  

Top answer

As you have mentioned, it depends on the point of reference. Here are a couple of possibilities. While I was working with MiniMart, I was recognized for making contributions.

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As you have mentioned, it depends on the point of reference. Here are a couple of possibilities.

While I was working with MiniMart, I was recognized for making contributions.

At my retirement party from MiniMart I was recognized for the contributions I had made to the company.
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Hi,

Do you think both of my sentences are correct?

My sentences are not less informative than yours.

Ie, my sentences do not include infomation like

"While I was working with MiniMart"

"At my retirement party from MiniMart"

thanks
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