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Did she repair the truck last week? vs Had she repaired the truck last week?

Both of these are fine/correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Did she repair the truck last week?' is used to ask about a specific action that happened in the past. On the other hand, 'Had she repaired the truck last week?' is used to ask about a past action that occurred before another past event. The choice between the two phrases depends on the context and the specific information the speaker wants to convey.
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Did she repair the truck last week?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask about a specific action that happened in the past.

This phrase is used to inquire about a specific action that took place in the past, in this case, repairing the truck last week.
  • Did you know that Chuck stole Billy's truck last week?
  • Did she have any visitors last week?
  • Your far rockaway facility bought a load of fuel... Off of one of my stolen trucks last week.
  • There were supplies stolen off the truck last night.
  • Whatever guns them cops took out the truck last year.
  • There were supplies stolen off the truck last night.
  • The truck I loaned Charlie last week!
  • So you went home last week?
  • You know Earth Day was last week?
  • Mind explaining why... you withdrew $20,000 last week?
  • Remember my company trip last week?
  • After all that terribleness last week?
  • Maybe Chad's party last week?
  • Then who owned it before last week?
  • Maybe Chad's party last week?
  • Dana had lunch with him last week? Excuse me.
  • You know the Henderson operation last week?
  • Now, this... is the profile of the 12-week-old fetus that was thrown from the truck last night.
  • Why were you calling Vlad Alexavic last week?
  • Tell me how often you have sinned last week?

Alternatives:

  • Did she fix the truck last week?
  • Was the truck repaired by her last week?
  • Has she repaired the truck last week?
  • Was the truck repaired last week?
  • Has the truck been repaired by her last week?

Had she repaired the truck last week?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask about a past action that occurred before another past event.

This phrase is used to ask if the action of repairing the truck happened before another past event. It implies a sequence of events in the past.
  • Did you know that Chuck stole Billy's truck last week?
  • Your far rockaway facility bought a load of fuel... Off of one of my stolen trucks last week.
  • There were supplies stolen off the truck last night.
  • Whatever guns them cops took out the truck last year.
  • There were supplies stolen off the truck last night.
  • The truck I loaned Charlie last week!
  • So you went home last week?
  • You know Earth Day was last week?
  • Mind explaining why... you withdrew $20,000 last week?
  • Remember my company trip last week?
  • After all that terribleness last week?
  • Maybe Chad's party last week?
  • Then who owned it before last week?
  • Maybe Chad's party last week?
  • Dana had lunch with him last week? Excuse me.
  • You know the Henderson operation last week?
  • Now, this... is the profile of the 12-week-old fetus that was thrown from the truck last night.
  • Why were you calling Vlad Alexavic last week?
  • Tell me how often you have sinned last week?
  • You know that carburetor I fixed for him last week?

Alternatives:

  • Had the truck been repaired by her last week?
  • Had she fixed the truck last week?
  • Had the truck been fixed by her last week?
  • Had the truck been repaired last week?
  • Had she been repairing the truck last week?

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