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They hadn't been played. vs They hadn't played.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'They hadn't been played' is used when emphasizing the passive voice, indicating that something had not been played by someone or something else. 'They hadn't played' is used when referring to the active voice, indicating that the subject had not played something themselves.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1139 views

They hadn't been played.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when emphasizing the passive voice.

This phrase is used to indicate that something had not been played by someone or something else.
  • People didn't like bands doing their own original tunes if they hadn't been played on the radio.
  • Cardinal, it hasn't been played in 50 years.
  • This game has already been played.
  • But if I am right, Samir Meshal's life has already been played.
  • Greys out tracks that have been played.
  • But just imagine his shock when he figures out he's been played.
  • It means that you've convinced me that we may have been played.
  • If you stop a cat from playing - which you can do, and we've all seen how cats bat around stuff - they're just as good predators as they would be if they hadn't played.
  • I lived in parking lots where they played.
  • I just lived in parking lots wherever they played.
  • It was also the music that they played.
  • You know, back then, when you left, it took me a long time to admit to myself that I'd been played.
  • It was nice that you took an interest in him when he was the press's darling, but, that card's been played.
  • A face down card can only be opened after a face up card covering it has been played.
  • It wasn't "correct," they way he played.
  • She took pity on them, because she loved the way they played.
  • They're new. nicely played. okay, I'm cooking him dinner tonight.
  • It says right now, we think music is notes and how they're played.
  • Unfortunately no viewer got it right so l will proceed to read the title of the tune they have played.
  • But I think beyond that, the horror films were supposed to be very unspecific in terms of the time in which they played.

They hadn't played.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the active voice.

This phrase is used to indicate that the subject had not played something themselves.
  • If you stop a cat from playing - which you can do, and we've all seen how cats bat around stuff - they're just as good predators as they would be if they hadn't played.
  • There's still a card I haven't played.
  • There's still a card I haven't played.
  • It's fourth quarter, and Susie hadn't played all game.
  • Even after seeing several early successes, the creative team still hadn't played their biggest card.
  • There's all sorts of towns we haven't played.
  • I lived in parking lots where they played.
  • I just lived in parking lots wherever they played.
  • It was also the music that they played.
  • I had a perfect record: Twenty-two games, and I hadn't played a single inning.
  • It wasn't "correct," they way he played.
  • She took pity on them, because she loved the way they played.
  • They're new. nicely played. okay, I'm cooking him dinner tonight.
  • It says right now, we think music is notes and how they're played.
  • Unfortunately no viewer got it right so l will proceed to read the title of the tune they have played.
  • But I think beyond that, the horror films were supposed to be very unspecific in terms of the time in which they played.
  • My friends played. I watched.
  • Our best player just got played.
  • Aisleriot cannot find the last game you played.
  • Jon Arryn and Ned Stark were good men, honorable men, but they disdained the game and those who played.

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