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Can you explain the difference?
I didn't know you were married. and I didn't know you had been married.
2016년 10월 8일 오후 10:29
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The first sentence can mean that the person is still married. The second sentence suggests that the person was married in the past but is now divorced or widowed.
2016년 10월 8일
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The first sentence implies the person is still married. The second sentence is what you would say if the person were no longer married
2016년 10월 8일
As above, BUT this article may help to explain why......it seems complicated, but should help you!:) Basically, we match the tense to 'didn't' = past, because the emphasis of the statement is that you didn't KNOW.....The second sentence uses the past perfect - which firmly places it in the past = dead and buried = no longer married! :)
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/149120/i-didnt-know-you-liked-her-or-i-didnt-know-you-like-her
2016년 10월 8일
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