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I spoke with vs I had spoken with

Both phrases are correct, but they are in different verb tenses. 'I spoke with' is used to talk about a past conversation that happened at a specific time, while 'I had spoken with' indicates that the conversation occurred before another event in the past.
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Last updated: September 20, 2024 • 7823 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"I spoke with"

Use 'I spoke with' to refer to a conversation that took place at a specific time in the past.

Examples:

  • I spoke with my boss yesterday about the new project.
  • She spoke with her friend on the phone last night.
  • Dec 11, 2019 ... 'I spoke to them' means I had more or less a speech probably without interaction. 'I spoke with them' means that there was rather a conversation ...
  • 15 hours ago ... Yesterday, I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory. And I assured him that I would direct my entire ...
  • Jul 21, 2020 ... I spoke with Anthony Fauci. He says his inbox isn't pretty. An interview with the man who has an important message for you, if he can get it out.
  • Why I Spoke with the Dalai Lama About Compassion in Medicine. July 24, 2019. By Ralph Snyderman. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Share. I distinctly recall ...
  • Oct 21, 2024 ... I Spoke With The Creator Of @TheNBACentel ... If Bravo and ESPN had a baby, it would be Impersonal Foul. Consider becoming a paying subscriber for ...
  • Oct 14, 2023 ... 2896 likes, 401 comments - secondgentleman on October 14, 2023: "@u.s.surgeongeneral and I spoke with students about the mental health ...
  • Oct 30, 2024 ... The other day I spoke with two members of our Board of Trustees who lavished praise (totally deserved) on an individual who is my direct ...
  • Jul 31, 2024 ... 2422 likes, 220 comments - flsenrickscott on July 30, 2024: "Earlier today, I spoke with Maria and have since heard that Maduro put a ...
  • Jun 6, 2024 ... 700k users on Cara today! I spoke with TechCrunch about building Cara, and my thoughts on art, AI, and Go: https://lnkd.in/gu_VAQSK ...
  • Oct 29, 2024 ... 39K likes, 1502 comments - potus on October 29, 2024: "Earlier, I spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria to express my condolences on the ...

Alternatives:

  • I talked to
  • I had a conversation with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"I had spoken with"

Use 'I had spoken with' to indicate that the conversation occurred before another event in the past.

Examples:

  • I had spoken with the client before the meeting started.
  • She had spoken with her teacher before the exam.
  • In contrast, "I had spoken with" indicates that the conversation took place before another past event, emphasizing a sequence in time. The former is in the ...
  • Aug 1, 2021 ... "I had spoken with my friend before summer break". Its using a narrative voice like u r telling a story. Btw I'm building a free app for ...
  • One person I had spoken with had just started a fund in 2019 called Griffin Gaming Partners (GGP), solely focused on gaming. The team was small, about 5 ...
  • Sep 24, 2024 ... I had seen it in the eyes of other kids I had spoken with, as well as in the eyes of fathers and grandfathers I interviewed. Suddenly I ...
  • Update:: I had spoken with the engineer and he acknowledges that trees may need to come down, eventually. Other environmental issues currently prevent...
  • Plus, I really connected with all the residents and faculty that I had spoken with on the interview trail and had a gut feeling that it was going to feel ...
  • ... I had spoken with the man. But I had loved him once, and more even than how I'd loved him, I had worshipped him. Jerry Salinger was, I used to say, the only ...
  • Oct 22, 2021 ... I had spoken with a handful of tattoo artists that we knew about apprenticeships and the most prevalent advice was, “get more tattoos.” My ...
  • Jul 13, 2020 ... Hi Kal_Lam, I had spoken with you a couple months ago about missing submissions. Well it happened again. I am running a smallish survey in ...
  • I had spoken with my parents about the possibility of me giving up the apartment if my seizures got out of hand. After my second “day” seizure, I gave up ...

Alternatives:

  • I had talked to
  • I had a conversation with

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