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We had discussed vs we discussed

Both "we had discussed" and "we discussed" are correct, but their verb tenses are different. "We discussed" refers to a past action without specifying a particular time, while "we had discussed" indicates that the discussion happened before another past event. The choice between the two depends on the specific timeline you want to convey.

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Last updated: July 28, 2024 • 31180 views

We had discussed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a discussion took place before another past event.

Use "we had discussed" when you want to emphasize that the discussion happened before another past event. It is often used in the past perfect tense to show the sequence of events.

Examples:

We had discussed the project before the client meeting.
By the time I arrived, they had already discussed the plan.
She realized they had discussed the issue in detail.

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Last updated: October 27, 2024

Jun 5, 2015 ... e.g. " We had discussed the situation when she arrived" which means the situation had already been discussed when she arrived. – Centaurus.
Jul 31, 2021 ... With 20k less than we had discussed multiple times on several interviews. This is a recent thing that happened to me while looking for a job ...
'we had discussed' is a correct and usable phrase in written English. You can use it to emphasize that something had already been talked about or decided at ...
Nov 13, 2019 ... Hair modeling gone wrong. We had discussed doing the left and I came out with the right. I have been crying non stop for a week. I can't even look at myself in ...
That being said, I went 22 years of life without ever having touched a mountain. The night before we had discussed our plan for the next day- we would get up ...
Sep 4, 2019 ... We had discussed this for a while (and even had an impromptu karaoke session with “Follow Me, Follow You”), but the amplifier constantly ...
Aug 17, 2022 ... We had discussed the issues haunting the American criminal justice system and what we could do as attorneys to right societal wrongs. Indeed ...
May 31, 2016 ... ... we had discussed on this Blog that weren't on our shelves, or in Overdrive, that I should request them. overdrive.noblenet.org (1). As a ...
Aug 21, 2023 ... I wish we had discussed this topic earlier because it would have allowed us to align our parenting philosophies, set mutual expectations ...

Alternatives:

We had already discussed
We had previously discussed
We had talked about
We had gone over
We had covered

we discussed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a discussion that took place in the past without specifying a particular time.

Use "we discussed" when you want to talk about a past discussion without emphasizing the sequence of events or a specific time frame.

Examples:

We discussed the project yesterday.
They discussed the issue at the meeting.
She discussed her concerns with the team.

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Last updated: October 27, 2024

Nov 19, 2010 ... "Discuss" is transitive; you discuss a thing, you never discuss about a thing. As such, "about which we discussed" is simply incorrect. Compare ...
Sep 11, 2024 ... We discussed hacks for staying calm in today's episode of the “Happier” podcast. Great listener suggestions reminded me to declutter my office.
Jun 22, 2024 ... Have we discussed wardrobe? ... I posted this on my IG awhile ago but wanted to also share it here: My actual sophomore homecoming dress (c.1997) ...
Oct 1, 2023 ... Help translating “the concern we discussed last week”. Grammar. For example: “Tell me more about your concern we had discussed last week ...
Mar 15, 2021 ... 417 likes, 20 comments - billbellamy on March 15, 2021: "We discussed everything this week! Kirk Franklin, Megan Markel, Piers Morgan and ...
Apr 16, 2021 ... ... found in business correspondence. 'As discussed' is similar; in conversation we'd say something like 'As we discussed earlier.' Upvote ·. 95.
Aug 3, 2023 ... And of course we discussed the ideas over a meal, a true Indonesian style :) What a personally fulfillling journey I am having so far.
That is, we discussed character motivation, situation, and story continuity. From The Daily Beast. When she got the pictures back, she met Sean for coffee ...
What I wish we discussed about parenting before having kids. couple kissing their baby on the cheeks. Tony Anderson | Getty Images. Here's what we actually ...

Alternatives:

We talked about
We went over
We covered
We addressed
We deliberated on

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