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we had discussed last week vs we discussed last week

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably. The addition of 'had' in the first phrase indicates that the discussion took place before another past event. The second phrase simply states that the discussion occurred last week.

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we had discussed last week

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It indicates that the discussion took place before another past event.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that the discussion happened before another past event. For example, 'We had discussed last week before the new information came in.'

Examples:

We had discussed last week before the decision was made.
She had mentioned it last week during our meeting.

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Apr 28, 2014 ... ... for our inquiry: Canada has removed Humpback Whales from the threatened list, which we had discussed last week. Our purpose today was ...
Today, we returned to the provocation for our inquiry: Canada has removed Humpback Whales from the threatened list, which we had discussed last week.
Jan 16, 2014 ... Just to recap what we had discussed last week: Royalty Only: An NPRI is a right only to royalty, which burdens (comes out of) an associated ...
Mar 15, 2014 ... ... which we had discussed last week. From the way she formed her “G” for Genia, to the distinct formation of her “n” at the middle of her name, ...

Alternatives:

we discussed last week
we were discussing last week
we had a discussion last week
we talked about it last week
we went over it last week

we discussed last week

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It simply states that the discussion occurred last week.

This phrase is used to convey that a discussion took place in the past week. For example, 'We discussed last week how to proceed with the project.'

Examples:

We discussed last week about the upcoming event.
He discussed it with us last week.

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As we discussed last week in Strasbourg, [...] the best way to make us less vulnerable to oil shocks in the future is to be less dependent. europarl.europa.eu.
As we discussed last week in [...] Strasbourg, the best way to make us less vulnerable to oil shocks in the future is to be less dependent. europarl.europa.eu.
As we discussed last week with you, we [...] are very cautious in our deliveries as we do not want to have any export. eur-lex.europa.eu. eur-lex.europa.eu.
follow up we discussed last week. b) Sand County Almanacана“JUNE”а(p. 3740) &аа“Wildlife in American. Culture”а(p. 177188)анаread, annotate AND ...

Alternatives:

we had discussed last week
we were discussing last week
we had a discussion last week
we talked about it last week
we went over it last week

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