Problems started vs Problems had started

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Problems started" is used to indicate the beginning of issues or difficulties, while "problems had started" is used to indicate that the issues had already begun at a specific point in the past.

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Problems started

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the beginning of issues or difficulties.

This phrase is used to describe the initiation of problems or difficulties. It is often used in a narrative or descriptive context to show when the issues began.

Examples:

Problems started to arise after the new manager took over.
The project faced delays when problems started to surface.
As soon as the weather changed, problems started to occur.

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Mom, our problems started way before ryan came along.
My problems started long before that, kitten.
Our problems started after our appointment with you.
My problems started in 2008, when I broke my shoulder in a work accident.
The problems started long before the wedding bells started ringing.
The problems started almost immediately.
The problems started a couple of weeks ago when Cryptologic accused Marvel Comics of not keeping their end up of the deal.
But the problems started with a Mr. Jo.
All of my problems started when I took this job.
My problems started when I was eight, when they diagnosed me with a 26 degree Scoliosis that they pretended to correct using an orthopedic brace and persistent swimming.
My problems started with the collision I had with Hülkenberg after my first stop. I was braking for the corner and he turned his car in on mine, leaving me with nowhere to go, so we hit.
Our problems started with you.
Our problems started with you.
Problems started to arise in the early 1920s, when the teams adopted white uniforms.
When I deactivated it the flash started working again. Flash plugin for images galery & slideshow is NextGEN Gallery. Problems started from version 0.2.1.
But the real problems started when she discovered Barter Party.
That's when my back problems started.
But your problems started before you got in here.
Unfortunately, since then my problems started slowly but steadily worsening.
That's when the problems started.

Alternatives:

issues began
difficulties arose
challenges emerged
troubles commenced
complications started

Problems had started

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the issues had already begun at a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a past event where problems or difficulties had already begun before a certain point in time. It is often used in storytelling or recounting events.

Examples:

By the time we arrived, problems had already started.
When I joined the team, problems had started to escalate.
Before the meeting began, problems had already started to affect the project.

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This on one side supposed a solution to my problems that had started from the accident at work, but from the other, the doubts towards a new diagnosis that did not have anything to do with the previous ones.
She wandered in, nobody would listen to her, and we sat down and looked at the problem she had and started campaigning.
But after listening to those people, problems that I never had started to appear!
Our problems started after our appointment with you.
He said problem started when Jane rejected him.
The housekeeping staff quit after her problem started.
This problem started occurring since I updated Windows OS recently.
The problems started long before the wedding bells started ringing.
Maybe that's where the problem started.
Legend has it that Frank's problems started undramatically.
The problem started at this tower.
The problem started when Pepe said he would kill Asakura.
Our problem started a month ago.
But the real problems started when she discovered Barter Party.
And that's how our problem started.
That's when my back problems started.
Mom, our problems started way before ryan came along.
The problem started with atoms, once thought to be the only elementary particles.
But your problems started before you got in here.
My problems started long before that, kitten.

Alternatives:

issues had begun
difficulties had arisen
challenges had emerged
troubles had commenced
complications had started

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