Rizan Malik Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
You’d never guess she had been so upset
Consider this sentence, please:
Looking at her now you’d never guess she had been so upset.
Can I use "has been" or "was" in place of "had been" in the sentence above?
Top answer
Rizan Malik Can I use " has been " or " was " in place of " had been " in the sentence above? Yes. 'was' seems more idiomatic than 'has been', but I think both are acceptable.
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Rizan MalikCan I use "has been" or "was" in place of "had been" in the sentence above?
Yes. 'was' seems more idiomatic than 'has been', but I think both are acceptable.
CJ
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