Suppose I received a document from my colleague, studied it and then gave him feedback in a letter. How should I construct the following sentense?
I have examined the document you gave me and...
or it should be
I have examined the document you had given me and...
and just in case (though I hardly believe it is correct)
I have examined the document you have given me and...
From one point of view both he and I know when he gave me the document so one should use past simple. On the other hand past perfect might be used here to indicate that the moment he gave it to me occurred before I read it.
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