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The night before I had been so anxious that I hadn't been able to sleep at all.

 

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Old June 15, 2014, 07:13 AM
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The night before I had been so anxious that I hadn't been able to sleep at all.

Can anybody tell me if both verb tenses are correct?
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Old June 15, 2014, 07:31 AM
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I wouldn't use the same tense for both. Change "hadn't been able" to "wasn't able."
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