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we have applied vs we had applied

Both options are grammatically correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'We have applied' is used to indicate a completed action that has an effect on the present, while 'we had applied' is used to indicate a past action that occurred before another past action. The choice between the two depends on the timeline of the events being described.
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we have applied

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a recent action that has an effect on the present.

Use 'we have applied' when referring to a recent action that has relevance to the present moment. It indicates that the action was completed in the past but has a connection to the present.

Examples:

  • We have applied for a job at the new company.
  • They have applied the new rules to all employees.
  • I have applied the lessons I learned in school to my current job.
  • Jun 5, 2021 ... Why do companies ask if we have applied for a position before at the company? I never really understood why companies like to ask if an ...
  • Nov 8, 2023 ... Anurag sharma (Member) asked a question. November 8, 2023 at 9:09 AM. we have applied obliterte command and try to install tableau server for ...
  • Oct 14, 2014 ... Getting "SUPPORT EXPIRED" message even though we have applied new key · Vendors Veeam Software · discussion · bubbles-tpb (Bubbles TPB) October ...
  • Sep 5, 2024 ... Hi, We have applied for Graduate visa, i am the dependent. We have applied on 10th august, Saturday and received an email from UKVI on ...
  • Feb 22, 2012 ... Do residency committees see where else we have applied? Thread starter dukeisadog; Start date Feb 22, 2012. This forum made possible through ...
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... Our CLI patch info shows we have applied a cumulative patch. But when we start JBoss, the reported version string does not reflect this latest ...
  • May 22, 2018 ... We have applied both indian visa and OCI for my daughter and she is entering India with Indian visa on June 5th. But she will also get OCI ...
  • The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to ...
  • Nov 17, 2016 ... Actually we have applied online at visa4uk. But we have to submit all of the documents to TLS contact. This is required by UKVI :( – Perry.

Alternatives:

  • We applied
  • We have submitted
  • We have requested
  • We have put forward
  • We have made an application

we had applied

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past action that was completed before another past action.

Use 'we had applied' when referring to a past action that was completed before another past event. It indicates that the application took place in the past and was finished before another event occurred.

Examples:

  • We had applied for the grant before the deadline passed.
  • She had applied for the job, but she didn't get it.
  • They had applied for a loan, but it was rejected.
  • Dec 31, 2019 ... " Bridging the Gap" Everything that Could Have Been Avoided If We Had Applied Gender Medicine, Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine in the ...
  • Dec 15, 2023 ... 265 likes, 11 comments - viraj2singh on December 15, 2023: "#Nazar_burningman. We had applied for an #honoraria grant from burning man, ...
  • Jan 19, 2016 ... In no time, we had the financial support to go, but the organization we had applied with suddenly informed us that they no longer had room ...
  • Apr 16, 2021 ... ... we had applied for a s ... We did it once when we had applied for a sit and after 4-5 days, had had no response at all so we applied for ...
  • May 12, 2020 ... Previously we didn't have the business background to get any traction with commercial leases. We had applied unsuccessfully to 5 locations ...
  • 5 days ago ... If we had applied just 1% of "what we know", we would be achieving 100 times more than where we are today.
  • Feb 23, 2024 ... We had applied for Asana nonprofit pricing and was approved through Percent in less than 24 hours, so I was expecting a similar turnaround ...
  • Jun 24, 2019 ... What standard deviation in the original 1-sec resolution would result in that if we had applied the formula sigma / sqroot(n)? Let's flip it ...
  • My husband and I were newlyweds, traveling to visit his relatives, and most importantly, my new step-daughter. We had applied for her visa to come live with us ...

Alternatives:

  • We applied
  • We had submitted
  • We had requested
  • We had put forward
  • We had made an application

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