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Help(question) Hi, there Should you say " I had been trying to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today" or "I was trying to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today" or "I tried to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today"? Thank you

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Hi, there

Should you say " I had been trying to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today" or "I was trying to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today" or "I tried to sell my car for the last five days(until yesterday), but I gave up today"?

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I think you can't use the first one, because you can't use Present Perfect with the word "last". I think you can use another one, so I believe "I was trying..." and "I tried..." Both are correct.
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