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I have given a demo vs I had given a demo

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'I have given a demo' is used to refer to a recent action that has an impact on the present, while 'I had given a demo' is used to talk about a past action that was completed before another past event.
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I have given a demo

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to talk about a recent action that has relevance to the present moment. It indicates that the action of giving a demo happened at an unspecified time before now.

Examples:

  • I have given a demo to the clients before.
  • She has given a demo of the new software to the team.
  • Have you given a demo to the investors yet?
  • They have given a demo of their product at the conference.
  • He has given a demo of his painting techniques in the past.
  • Jan 22, 2014 ... Comments. Girish Sharma Jan 22 2014. I have given a demo at below link : audit alter table add column and drop column. In the above link, I ...
  • Apr 1, 2008 ... and yes i have given a demo a thrashing, love them, but people gotta stop with the kona hate. Previous Page | Next Page. Active Forum Threads ...
  • Jan 21, 2013 ... I have given a demo of the doors to the people who travel in my car frequently. Others I don't care since it isn't that often that I give a ...
  • Jun 3, 2016 ... Since then I have given a demo lesson that they were impressed with and notified me that they were calling my references. The Assistant ...
  • Jan 20, 2024 ... I have given a demo scenario based on the actual requirement below. Requirement. Universal Containers currently uses the Standard Sales App ...
  • Jul 21, 2013 ... I have given a demo link which I used in a project. 1) In this library, you need to bind parent child relation in advance before you bind ...
  • Jan 27, 2023 ... I have given a demo of how to open a new account in Wikipedia on 21 January, 2023 to the members of WSA ajjarkadu udupi. To know my global ...
  • Previously I have given a demo on how to make a custom package in react native. In that, we learned how to create a package and how to manage it and then ...
  • May 21, 2016 ... I want to make a website and I have given a demo below. How can I make it? Now anyone can build a website with basic html and css knowledge ...

Alternatives:

  • I gave a demo
  • I have presented a demo
  • I have shown a demo
  • I have demonstrated a demo
  • I have exhibited a demo

I had given a demo

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to talk about a past action that was completed before another past event. It indicates that the action of giving a demo occurred before a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • I had given a demo before they arrived.
  • She had given a demo to the investors last week.
  • Had you given a demo to the team by then?
  • They had given a demo of their product at the trade show before the launch.
  • He had given a demo of his skills before the competition.
  • Oct 1, 2013 ... Who I had given a demo last year, so I did it again this year. I am still too young to compete. Next year, when I become sixteen, I may ...
  • and 32:00, I had given a demo on this. Regards. Avinash Devadass. 2 Helpfuls.
  • Apr 9, 2021 ... Just because it is slower doesn't mean it is a slow car. The test drive will be key - I know I wasn't convinced until after I had given a demo ...
  • May 4, 2020 ... and 32:00, I had given a demo on this. Regards. Avinash Devadass. 0 Helpfuls.
  • Nov 21, 2016 ... Say I am narrating an incident to my friend, should I use simple past or past perfect for it. "Say, I had given a demo long time ago…or Say, I ...
  • ... i had given a demo of nearly half an hour. Actually, surprisingly i am enjoying the whole process, there were about 60 students and 5 staff with 2 HOD of ...
  • I had given a demo to executives of the new functionality I had built. After the demo, the execs wanted to know how much data would be affected in the ...
  • Dec 15, 2017 ... Now I had given a demo of it working fine before taking it out of my PC, and I had the serial numbers written down, so pound sand I told him.
  • Jun 25, 2014 ... I had given a demo tape to one of the twin founders of USC a rave company who had founded it with their ecstasy profits prophets. This stuff ...

Alternatives:

  • I had presented a demo
  • I had shown a demo
  • I had demonstrated a demo
  • I had exhibited a demo
  • I had given a presentation

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