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What is the difference between I didn't think I had hurt her feelings. and I didn't think I was hurting her feelings. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I didn't think I had hurt her feelings. and I didn't think I was hurting her feelings. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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The first one is talking about a time before you didn't think.
The second one is talking about the same time that you didn't think.
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"I didn't think I had hurt her feelings" refers to a single incident.
For example: You said something that hurt her feelings.
"I didn't think I was hurting her feelings" refers to a prolonged situation.
For example: You have been saying hurtful things to her for a while.
The difference between "had hurt" (simple past tense) to "was hurting" (progressive past tense) is similar to the difference between しました and していました in Japanese.
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