He was sorry for what he did/what he had done

[the batman learner]

1a) He was sorry for what he did.
1b) He was sorry for what he'd done.
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Context: He slapped me and later he was sorry for that so what would I use past simple or past perfect? Do they both mean the same thing? If yes, then what's the difference and what's correct in this context?

2a) I didn't know what he did.
2b) I didn't know what he'd done.
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Context: He robbed a bank, and it was a single action that happened in past, and I didn't know about it so what would I say?

 

[5jj]

Please ask about just one sentence per thread, the batman learner. Threads can become unnecessarily confusing if different people try to respond to different questions. I have faded out your second question.

 

[emsr2d2]

1a) He was sorry for what he did.
1b) He was sorry for what he'd done.

Context: He slapped me and later he was sorry for that it. so What would should I use - the past simple or the past perfect? Do they both mean the same thing? If yes not, then what's the difference and what's which is correct in this context?2a) I didn't know what he did.

They're both possible. BrE users would favour "what he'd done".

 

[tedmc]

They mean the same thing. I think the difference is that past perfect tense gives more emphasis on the completion of an action that the simple past does.

 

[emsr2d2]

@the batman learner It's come to our attention that you posted this question on another forum last Sunday. Whilst you are, of course, free to belong to as many forums as you like, we ask all members to tell us that they have asked a question elsewhere. We ask that users provide a link to the other forum and tell us why they weren't satisfied with the answers. It's just a matter of courtesy and so that users here don't waste time giving you the same information you've already been given elsewhere.

 

[the batman learner]

Yes, I did but my doubts were still unclear, so I asked on this forum too.

 

[the batman learner]

They mean the same thing. I think the difference is that past perfect tense gives more emphasis on the completion of an action that the simple past does.

I saw this sentence. "He looks down and see what he's done. If we convert it into past, what would we say? and what would be the difference?
"He looked down and saw what he did.
"He looked down and saw what he'd done.
what's the difference? and what's more natural?

 

[emsr2d2]

Please correct all the capitalisation and punctuation errors before we continue.

 

[the batman learner]

I think they are all correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think they are all correct.

You're wrong. I've marked the errors in red below.

I saw this sentence. "He looks down and see what he's done. If we convert it into past, what would we say? and what would be the difference?

"He looked down and saw what he did. something needed here
"He looked down and saw what he'd done. something needed here

what's the difference? and what's more natural?

You seem to think that you can put a question mark in the middle of a sentence. You can't.

 

[the batman learner]

Oh, I didn't know.
"He looked down and saw what he did.
"He looked down and saw what he'd done.
Context: I saw this sentence on tv show "Game of Thrones" When the actor killed someone, and she fell on floor, and he looked down and saw what he did/had done.

 

[emsr2d2]

emsr2d2:
"He looked down and saw what he did. something needed here
"He looked down and saw what he'd done. something needed here

"He looked down and saw what he did.
"He looked down and saw what he'd done.

You still haven't added the required punctuation, in the positions I indicated in red in my earlier post (and copied above).

 

[Barque]

I saw this sentence on tv show "Game of Thrones" When the actor killed someone, and she fell on floor, and he looked down and saw what he did/had done.

Which sentence did you see? You've typed both.

What do you mean by "I saw this sentence"? Are you saying that was a line spoken on the show?

 

[the batman learner]

Which sentence did you see? You've typed both.

What do you mean by "I saw this sentence"? Are you saying that was a line spoken on the show?

I saw this sentence. "He looks down and see what he's done. If we convert it into past, what would we say? and what would be the difference?

 

[the batman learner]

I've given you the context there is nothing here. "I saw this sentence on tv show "Game of Thrones" When the actor killed someone, and she fell on floor, and he looked down and saw what he did/had done.

You still haven't added the required punctuation, in the positions I indicated in red in my earlier post (and copied above).

 

[emsr2d2]

When you say "I saw this sentence, do you mean that you were reading the subtitles? If not, then you heard it.
You still haven't told us which sentence was actually used in the show. Did the character say "... he did" or "... he'd done"?

 

[Barque]

I've given you the context there is nothing here. "I saw this sentence on tv show "Game of Thrones" When the actor killed someone, and she fell on floor, and he looked down and saw what he did/had done.

You really need to be clear. Is this a sentence that you made up after watching the show? Or is it something from the narrative of the show? Was it from the subtitles?

 

[the batman learner]

You really need to be clear. Is this a sentence that you made up after watching the show? Or is it something from the narrative of the show? Was it from the subtitles

In some YouTube video the creator of "Game of Thrones" was reading a script and telling actors what the last scene of show is and what they would have to do, and they say " Actor stabs the actress, and she falls, and He looks down and see what he's done.
If we convert it into past, what would we say and what would be the difference?
"He looked down and saw what he did.
"He looked down and saw what he'd done.

 

[Barque]

He looked down and saw what he'd done.

 

[Tarheel]

I saw this sentence on the TV show "Game of Thrones".

Context is everything!

If you see somebody fall right in front of you you are going to look no matter what --- more or less as a reflex action. Describing it as purposeful makes no sense to me

You need to work on things other than the fine points of grammar.