i had ordered vs i was ordered

These phrases have different meanings and aren't directly comparable. 'I had ordered' is correct when you want to express that you placed an order in the past, while 'I was ordered' is correct when you want to convey that someone gave you an order or command. They're used in different contexts and cannot be used interchangably.

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i had ordered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that an action of ordering took place in the past.

Use 'I had ordered' when you want to talk about placing an order in the past. It is formed with the past perfect tense.

Examples:

I had ordered a pizza before you arrived.
She had ordered the book online last week.

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But if I had ordered to caress and encourage you, there would be no one to do it.
But if I had ordered to caress and encourage you, there would be no one to do it.
I had already ordered your arrest on other charges.
If I hadn't ordered a juice, I'd never have met you.
The salad I ordered had figs.
The thing is, I had already ordered the sticker before you said you didn't want to change the name.
I'd be storming out right now if I hadn't just ordered a cheeseburger.
All right, I had this special ordered just for you.
At night, we were with my father and we saw on the news that the ambassador at that time, Morris Busby, I think, had ordered to cancel our visas.
I had this wreck special ordered for you, get me?
So, had I ordered a human toilet, none of this would've happened then?
Soon words spread that it was Anastasius who had ordered Gerold's murder.
Bonzo had ordered a new drum kit.
The lieutenant had ordered us not to shoot...
And he informed me that the Fuhrer had ordered the final solution of the Jewish question.
The false King had ordered their deaths in secret.
The king had ordered me to inspect him closely.
To make a long story short, a couple had ordered a design for their anniversary.
He described the developments in the Ghetto, including executions he himself had ordered, in the passive voice, as though these things happened by themselves.
Kitano had ordered her to steal your family seal... and kidnap your son tonight.

i was ordered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone gave you an order or command.

Use 'I was ordered' when you want to convey that someone instructed you to do something. It is formed with the past simple tense.

Examples:

I was ordered to report to the manager immediately.
He was ordered to stay in his room until further notice.

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I was ordered to take him.
I was ordered to follow you closely.
I was ordered to report to Zegrze on September 30th.
I was ordered to kidnap a baby.
For I was ordered to capture his soul in India.
The short answer is... I was ordered to.
I was ordered not to raise hand.
I was ordered to do this.
I was ordered to lie about what happened to flight 549.
I was ordered to clean-up duty.
I was ordered to fire on my own people.
I just did what I was ordered.
I was ordered to kill those captives.
I need to know why I was ordered to shoot down that plane.
So I was ordered to pull him out.
I was ordered to watch you and those surrounding you.
Many years ago, the man survived the shipwreck, - but I was ordered to arrest him.
I was ordered to destroy tower, but no one bother to said why.
I was ordered to return to St. Nicholas.
I was ordered to by my employer, the attorney general.

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