I have received the reply this afternoon vs I had received the reply this afternoon

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I have received the reply this afternoon" is used when you want to emphasize that the action of receiving the reply happened recently and is still relevant. On the other hand, "I had received the reply this afternoon" is used when you are talking about a past event that is no longer relevant or connected to the present.

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I have received the reply this afternoon

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of receiving the reply happened recently and is still relevant.

This phrase is used to talk about a recent action that has an impact on the present moment. It indicates that the reply was received sometime during the afternoon of the same day.

Examples:

I have received the reply this afternoon, so we can move forward with the project.
She has received the reply this afternoon and is now preparing her response.

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According to the information I have received this afternoon, Mr Putin is not coming to see the Commission.
First a quick note since my last newsletter did not work. I sent so you should have received the tutorial for the mini album "Family" this afternoon.
But I have received the operational signal.
And so now I'm telling you I have received the message.
I have received the information from Club M.
I have excellent mood because have received the letter from you.
I have received the order and will be playing another shortly.
I have received the perfect remission of sin.
I have received the following nomination: Mr László Tőkés.
JAMES I have Received the Order.
Pope: Perhaps the Russians are upset that I have received the Ukrainian Moss.
I have received the payments for this week, I can afford it.
Today, Thursday, I have received the verbatim report: the reply does not appear there either and I have no way of knowing what that reply is, because Parliament's services are not giving it to me.
The reply to Mr Blokland's question is in the negative; no tyre manufacturers have contacted me, nor would I have advised any of them to do so, for they would have received the same reply that I am giving you now.
To end this debate, I have received four motions for resolutions(1) which we will vote on this afternoon following the debates.
Nevertheless, I have received the signal to prepare for a drop.
I have received the two votes while my father is a surgeon, so none of this dissection business disturbs me at all.
Therefore, until I have received the request sent via the Spanish governmental authorities, I shall not take it into consideration.
I must inform you that, pursuant to the Rules of Procedure, I have received the resignation of Mr Bernard Tapie with effect from 4 February 1997.
He had not much time trying to win the Minotaur or the wineskin that, when I have received the award, has given me great joy.

Alternatives:

I received the reply this afternoon
I got the reply this afternoon

I had received the reply this afternoon

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past event that is no longer relevant or connected to the present.

This phrase is used to talk about a past action that occurred earlier in the day and is not relevant to the current situation. It indicates that the reply was received sometime during the afternoon of the same day.

Examples:

I had received the reply this afternoon, but it was too late to make any changes.
She had received the reply this afternoon before the meeting started.

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I had received the letter three days before.
I asked Private Bloxham not to tell anyone I had received the order.
Before I gave a speech in a Belgium college, I had received the questions the youths had sent me. I was greatly interested by their expectations expressed simply.
At the start of the sitting this afternoon, therefore, I asked the opinion of at least one representative per group, as I had received a request for the quorum to be established in accordance with Rule 149 of our Rules of Procedure.
After I had received the shortlists and met each of the candidates in person, I personally took responsibility for establishing an order according to what I felt, in all conscience, were the most useful and the most credible criteria.
Their chief partisan comrade Soldatenkov had received the final instructions.
Rosie had received the letter from the Magistrates' Court that afternoon.
Doctors and medical reports confirm that he would have survived if he had received the transfusion.
I wondered if old Lady Grantham had received the letter.
I felt I had received a slap from that silent laughter.
Perhaps if I had received more recognition from my colleagues...
If I had received good instruction as a child...
I went numb, as though I had received an electric shock.
A Star Tribune employee said that I had received such billings.
I had received a letter from Mr Podestà requesting that the report be declared inadmissible.
The President announced that he had received the Conference of Presidents' proposal on appointments to the interparliamentary delegations.
Member States were informed on 27 April 2011 that the Commission considered that it had received the information necessary for appraising the requests made by Denmark.
I should like to have seen us in Parliament postponing the debate on the proposal until we had received the Council's legal evaluation.
Special awards for quality were given to campsites Zaton Nin and Park Umag outside of the competition because they had received the Confedercampeggio award several times in the past years.
The Section had received the archival documents that had been brought together by Ubaldo Pasqui in a single great documentary collection starting in 1885.

Alternatives:

I had got the reply this afternoon
I had received the reply earlier today

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I have received the reply this afternoon vs I had received the reply this afternoon