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    Hi

    I know we can say.

    I haven’t got angry.
    I have been upset.

    But may I say.

    I hadn’t got angry.
    I had been upset.

    Thank you.

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    * Not a teacher

    Of course you can, both examples are possible in the right context.
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    Default Re: Please help to correct.

    Quote Originally Posted by blissful View Post
    Hi

    I know we can say.

    I haven’t got angry. In the U.S. you would more likely hear, ".....gotten angry" but in your example probably also followed by "since.....", "about......"etc.
    I have been upset. OK.

    But may I say.

    I hadn’t got angry. Same comment as above.
    I had been upset. OK.

    Thank you.
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    Hi

    Is it natural to say “I had been upset when my mother visited me”?

    Thank you

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    Default Re: Please help to correct.

    Quote Originally Posted by blissful View Post
    Hi

    Is it natural to say “I had been upset when my mother visited me”?

    Thank you
    No. You could say "I was upset when my mother visited" or "I had been upset before my mother visited".
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    Hi

    Could we say

    He believed I had been upset before my mother visited me.

    Thank you

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    Default Re: Please help to correct.

    Quote Originally Posted by blissful View Post
    Hi

    Could we say

    He believed I had been upset before my mother visited me.

    Thank you

    * Not a teacher


    Yes.

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