[Grammar] "It had been a long time since we had last met."

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sky3120

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"It has been a long time since we last met."

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"It had been a long time since we had last met."


Do you agree that "had been" is a past form of "has been" and "had met" is a past form of "met"

And I think the second is right but we can see sentences like "It had been a long time since we last met."

What do you think? Thank you so much as usual.
 

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If you want to be technical, "has been" is present perfect and "had been" is past perfect. "Have met" and "had met" are optional, as the "has been/ had been" sets the frame of reference for the sentence.
 
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