perfect past tense?

Question

I ( was/had been) in ths hospital for three weeks in my childhood.
which one is correct beween was or had been? This is a English grammar quetion.

Answer 1

It depends on the context. Use the past tense if you're narrating events in the past that all occured around the same time. Use the plus perfect to describe events "more past" than the past tense you're describing.

Ex. During my childhood, I was in the hospital for 3 weeks. I ate lots of ice cream when I got back home.

or

I was a young boy, anxious and afraid. I had encountered setbacks before. I had been in the hospital for three weeks, and I had only just begun to grow stronger. It was then that I embarked upon my greatest adventure.

Answer 2

Today, neither is incorrect BUT commonly, when using the past perfet form, you should also have another verb in your sentence. The past perfect is used to clarify that an action had been completed before another action in the same sentence takes place.

For example; I had been in the hospital for three weeks before the doctor successfully diagnosed my disease.

The action of being there for 3 weeks was completed before the MD figured out the problem.

Answer 3

I was in this hospital for three weeks. That uses the perfect.

Perfect is the simple past: I saw, I drank, I sang, I ran, I thought.

Answer 4

Both are grammatically correct, but may be used in different contexts. e.g.
Were you ever in this hospital? I was in this hospital for three weeks in my childhood.

How long were you in this hospital before you discovered you had the measles? I had been in this hospital for three weeks in my childhood before I discovered I had the measles.

Answer 5

NEITHER is incorrect. Just depends on the situation.

Answer 6

Had been shld be right.I m right as i m a eng teacher too!!!

Answer 7

Was. It is a simple past.

Answer 8

Had been.

If you find out, otherwise, for sure, let me know. Thanks.