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I didn't succeed vs I hadn't succeeded

These are both acceptable phrases, but they would be used in somewhat dissimilar contexts. 'I didn't succeed' is used to talk about a specific event or action in the past that was not successful. 'I hadn't succeeded' is used to refer to a past event that occurred before another past event. The choice between the two depends on the specific timeline you are referring to.

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I didn't succeed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a lack of success in a specific past event or action.

This phrase is used to talk about a specific event or action in the past that was not successful. It indicates a simple past tense.

Examples:

I didn't succeed in passing the exam last week.
She didn't succeed in convincing him to change his mind.

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Last updated: November 08, 2024

May 16, 2016 ... "I didn't succeed in the exam." (Although we usually would say "I didn't pass" or "I failed.") Click to expand...
Jul 4, 2023 ... Unfortunately I didn't succeed in my mission to get Thom Yorke to sign my Amnesiac painting but- ... I was happy to be there either way and I'm ...
Aug 8, 2024 ... 509 likes, 9 comments - amandadcnn on August 8, 2024: "“When I didn't succeed in Tokyo, I thought it's the worst time in my life and then, ...
Jun 28, 2020 ... I didn't succeed completely, but I didn't fail completely. (3 Days of hard work and research).
May 14, 2015 ... I didn't succeed in the university's entrance exam. I feel like a total failure. I don't think I can ever be successful in life. What should ...
Sep 13, 2015 ... "I'm not a failure because I didn't succeed. I'm a failure because I didn't try." - Kev Twine. #Derek.
Aug 13, 2015 ... I read a lot of pages about the try/catch/finally process in java, but I didn't succeed to catch the ClassNotFoundException in my code.
May 22, 2015 ... Kev: "I'm not a failure because I didn't succeed, I'm a failure because I didn't try." Derek is streaming now on Netflix.
Apr 4, 2017 ... Originally Answered: What will happen if I didn't succeed in life? ·. You would still be fine really. Because success is what you define and ...
Sep 6, 2024 ... Apart from that, I didn't succeed in baking a TextEntity without any object-specific override from the selected Rhino Annotation Style. For ...

Alternatives:

I failed
I was unsuccessful
I didn't manage to succeed

I hadn't succeeded

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

This phrase is used to indicate a past perfect tense, showing that the lack of success happened before another past action or event.

Examples:

I hadn't succeeded in finding a job before I received the offer from this company.
She hadn't succeeded in finishing her project when the deadline arrived.

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Last updated: November 08, 2024

May 29, 2020 ... He would say things like “you have to center yourself before you can center the clay”, and by the end of the semester when I hadn't succeeded ...
I let Tinesha, Bonnie, Nikki, and SG read an early draft and they each said what my momma used to say so wonderfully when I hadn't succeeded at...
Sep 4, 2018 ... I believed that if i hadn't succeeded, it was my fault. If I hadn't reached the goals I had, it was because I must have not tried hard ...
Apr 22, 2024 ... I'd just spent a year trying to build an interview coaching business. I was running out of money. I hadn't succeeded in growing it enough to ...
Nov 16, 2021 ... My grandpa told me this story a few weeks ago, as he sampled my first attempt at baking kolache. While I hadn't succeeded in replicating exactly ...
Jun 9, 2024 ... ... I hadn't succeeded in arranging chavrusas and was facing the daunting possibility of flying solo. Then the mashgiach approached me. A group ...
Oct 11, 2021 ... But while I had succeeded in my goal of writing a book before I hit my 40s, I hadn't succeeded in writing a good novel. I shelved it and ...
Dec 16, 2021 ... At that time, I thought it was fortunate that I hadn't succeeded before. It was as if I had been made to wait for such a good place ...
... I hadn't succeeded in verbalising, and I suspected it was shared by other foster carers. I struggled for a while, trying to find the missing ingredient, and ...
Jan 13, 2023 ... ... I hadn't succeeded last time I tried. Is this a bug or do they make you progress to the next stage if you are stuck long enough ? Upvote 1

Alternatives:

I had not succeeded
I had failed
I had not managed to succeed

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