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I have cleared it vs I had cleared it

Both options are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have cleared it' indicates that the action of clearing something was completed recently or is still relevant in the present. On the other hand, 'I had cleared it' indicates that the speaker cleared something before a specific point in the past.
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I have cleared it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of clearing something was completed recently or is still relevant in the present.

Use 'I have cleared it' when you want to convey that the action of clearing something was completed recently or is still relevant in the present.

Examples:

  • I have cleared it with the manager, so we can proceed with the project.
  • She has cleared it with her parents before making the decision.
  • I know I should have cleared it with you first, but I know you were fighting with Crowder, so I thought you'd be okay with it.
  • I know I should have cleared it with you first, but I know you were fighting with crowder so I thought you'd be okay with it.
  • - I'll have it cleared out by tomorrow.
  • If I do not have silence in the public gallery, I will have it cleared.
  • No, I have cleared him on multiple occasions.
  • Should have cleared it with you.
  • You should have cleared it with me before you agreed to let Kaylie drag along Austin.
  • With my campaign, I have to be above board, and we cleared it up, paid the back taxes. I gave her a very generous settlement.
  • I thought we were supposed to have cleared the woods by now.
  • I thought you would have cleared the salt dome by now.
  • I assume you have cleared his name.
  • Change of plans. I cleared it with your sergeant.
  • I've already cleared it with the superintendent.
  • I've cleared it with the probation department.
  • I was inquiring about the deposit, and your husband cleared it up.
  • I've cleared it with security.
  • I've cleared it with the Corporal.
  • I already cleared it with my dad.
  • I just cleared it with H.R. Enjoy your break... Forever.
  • I already cleared it with Captain Sutton.

Alternatives:

  • I cleared it
  • I have finished clearing it
  • I have completed clearing it
  • I have resolved it
  • I have sorted it out

I had cleared it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of clearing something was completed before a specific point in the past.

Use 'I had cleared it' when you want to convey that the action of clearing something was completed before a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • I had cleared it before you arrived.
  • She had cleared it by the time I got there.
  • Thereat [the gate] was opened, and when I had cleared it, lo! there was Adam. [ Gabriel] said: “This is your father Adam, greet him.” So I gave him greeting, which  ...
  • Oct 27, 1988 ... "I figured I had cleared it because I didn't feel anything going over," Shelton was quoted as saying in The Times in 1955. "Pretty soon, the bar ...
  • 5 days ago ... I had cleared it thinking I would deal with it the next time it occurred. Then I forgot and now I see another alert will never be sent. It seems to me ...
  • I am not sure if I had cleared the cache between the times that this has happened , but I had cleared it recently in regards to a different issue, but ...

Alternatives:

  • I cleared it
  • I had finished clearing it
  • I had completed clearing it
  • I had resolved it
  • I had sorted it out

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