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I have performed vs I had performed

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have performed' is used to talk about an action that was completed recently or in the past and that has relevance to the present. 'I had performed' is used to refer to an action that was completed before another past action or a specific point in the past.
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I have performed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about an action that was completed recently or in the past with relevance to the present.

Use 'I have performed' when you want to indicate that you completed an action recently or in the past, and it has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

  • I have performed well in my exams.
  • She has performed exceptionally in her role.
  • They have performed the experiment multiple times.
  • He has performed in many concerts.
  • The team has performed beyond expectations.
  • Dec 19, 2019 ... I have 'feelings' of 'patriotism'. Every action I have performed was because I judged it to be 'absolutely' for this country's sake.
  • Jun 23, 2024 ... In the past few months, I have performed concerts on three continents, playing in North America, Australia, and China.
  • Aug 27, 2021 ... I have performed factory reset 3times. Not working. Hi team,. I am facing issue incoming and outgoing calls in my Pixel 2xl phone. This has ...
  • Oct 31, 2022 ... 3213 likes, 29 comments - mercurystardusttopz on October 31, 2022: "I have performed over 800 times over the course of the last 15 years in ...
  • I have performed the necessary butchery. Here is the bleeding corpse. Henry James, after a request by the Times Literary Supplement to cut three lines from ...
  • Nov 8, 2022 ... I want this query to help me track work I have performed during current sprint (as defined above) at any given day within the sprint.
  • Dec 26, 1997 ... I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in ...
  • Can I suspend redrawing of a form until I have performed all updates? Ask Question. Asked 15 years, 6 months ago. Modified 13 years, 3 months ago.

Alternatives:

  • I performed
  • I did perform
  • I have done
  • I have carried out
  • I have executed

I had performed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to an action that was completed before another past action or a specific point in the past.

Use 'I had performed' when you want to indicate that an action was completed before another past action or a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • I had performed the task before the deadline.
  • She had performed exceptionally well in her previous job.
  • They had performed the experiment before the results were published.
  • He had performed in many plays before he became famous.
  • The team had performed poorly in the previous season.
  • Aug 22, 2019 ... I had performed mediocre in my core subjects during my PhD, is it justified for me to think about a future in academia? Ask Question. Asked 5 ...
  • Dec 8, 2016 ... How do i know if i had performed an airstep combo? How do i perform it? ... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
  • Feb 27, 2024 ... I had scheduled an exam for AZ-900, I had performed System test beforehand more than twice & it passed but while checking in it didn't pass Video streaming ...
  • Jun 18, 2019 ... Because I had performed uneventful surgeries on him before, he trusted me and did not expect any surprises or complications. The surgery ...
  • The phrase "I had performed" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it whenever you need to express an action that happened in the past.
  • Sep 20, 2020 ... ... I had performed this on my own. Simon Phillips threw me a wink and surprised me with a double bass drum pattern to great effect.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo ...
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... Testing version: v2.1 (12324) on all devices (MacOS, iPad, iPhone) What were you doing: I had performed some major reorganization on my ...
  • Aug 10, 2022 ... By the time I graduated I had performed the lead in the Spring school musical. I was in a killer rock band. I had a ton of fun, creative ...

Alternatives:

  • I had done
  • I had carried out
  • I had executed

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