had done/have done/did

[puzzle]

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I have done.

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I did.

:?: Do the sentences mean exactly the same? Pls.

 

[5jj]

1. I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.
I do not like people mentioning something that I did at a time prior to a past occasion being discussed.
It is not easy to think of a natural context for this; I think most people would use the words of #3

2. I don't like people mentioning anything about what I have done.
Whatever it is that I did, it is still seen as having some relevance to the present.

3. I don't like people mentioning anything about what I did.
Whatever it is that I did, the speaker is locating it in past time.


Perhaps it becomes clear if we add:

to #1: to get my degree (prior to the graduation ceremony ten years ago that we are talking about)
to #2: in my time at this university (where I still work).
to #3: last year.

 

[puzzle]

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I did.

:?:These two sentences are much similar, are they? Pls.

 

[5jj]

I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.
I don't like people mentioning anything about what I did.

:?:These two sentences are [STRIKE]much[/STRIKE] very similar, are they? Please.

No.
It's just that many speakers use the past simple in some situations when a 'careful' speaker would use the past perfect.

 

[puzzle]

"So what did the doctor say?" she asks.
"Oh,he just gave me a prescription, but I'm not going to bother getting it. I'm all right now, just a bit of a cough.
"Anything about your check-up? Have you heard when it is yet?"
"No," My answer comes out a bit snappy, but I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.

:?:In this case, "what I had done" means "I went to see the doctor to get a prescription" or even before? Please.

 

[5jj]

"So what did the doctor say?" she asks.
"Oh,he just gave me a prescription, but I'm not going to bother getting it. I'm all right now, just a bit of a cough.
"Anything about your check-up? Have you heard when it is yet?"
"No," My answer comes out a bit snappy, but I don't like people mentioning anything about what I had done.

:?:In this case, "what I had done" means "I went to see the doctor to get a prescription" or even before? Please.

It is not clear from this short passage what is referred to. I assume that that the reference is to something the speaker had done to cause the need for a check-up and a visit to the doctor.

 

[puzzle]

;-) I appreciate it.