I have tested, it was activated, I tested, I has been activated, or ...

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bigC

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When I tell someone my account is ready to use, which of the following is correct:

1. I have tested, it was activated.
2. I tested, it has been activated.
3. I tested, it was activated.
4. I have tested, it had been activated.
 

emsr2d2

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None of them works. For a start, even if the words were grammatical, each one should have a semi-colon instead of a comma. The most natural way for me would be the following:

I have tested it; it has been activated.
 

bigC

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Why do you use "has" instead of "had", since activation took place before I tested it?
 

Barque

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"Has" shows that it's been activated and the state of activation continues to exist.

"Had" could work in a different context. It had been activated yesterday but it was de-activated today.
 
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