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We have discussed this a while ago vs We had discussed this a while ago

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'We have discussed this a while ago' is used when the discussion is still relevant or ongoing. On the other hand, 'We had discussed this a while ago' is used when referring to a past discussion that's no longer relevant or has been completed.

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Last updated: December 09, 2024 • 8856 views

We have discussed this a while ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a discussion that happened in the past but is still relevant or ongoing.

Examples:

We have discussed this a while ago, and we are still considering the options.
I remember we have discussed this a while ago, but I can't recall the details.

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Last updated: November 20, 2024

Oct 25, 2019 ... vogelpi commented on Oct 25, 2019. I am also pinging @eroom1966 as we have discussed this a while ago.
correctly, we have discussed this a while ago. I've been reading through the GBM code lately to look at their best-first tree building heuristic (again) ...

Alternatives:

We discussed this a while ago
We talked about this a while ago

We had discussed this a while ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a discussion that happened in the past and is no longer relevant or has been completed.

Examples:

We had discussed this a while ago, but we decided to move on.
I remember we had discussed this a while ago, and we reached a conclusion.

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Last updated: November 20, 2024

Feb 20, 2019 ... We had discussed this a while ago. It's pretty straightforward. Since the last discussion, they got all their variances from the Zoning ...
Siddonlook11 wrote: Aniks ..if you would be fair we had discussed this a while ago ..Ozil will not thrive with a slow forward..you may not agree but even ...
Dec 7, 2015 ... I thought we had discussed this a while ago. The clutch itself should not rattle when engaged, except possibly a very small rattle from the ...
We had discussed this a while ago. “Part with him, I mean.” “I know,” Hamzah said, but I could hear an edge to his voice. “But I may change my mind.” I ...

Alternatives:

We talked about this a while ago
We had a discussion about this a while ago

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