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www.usingenglish.com › spoken-or-spokeMar 12, 2009 · But when you say "I had spoken to him by the time I met you" you mean you ( had already spoken)(spoke) before meeting. Of course you used two different sentences, and what you demonstrated is that the simple past and past perfect can have different associated grammar. I had spoken to him by the time I met you. I spoke to him before I met you.
Spoke or Spoken: Which Is Correct? (Helpful Examples)
grammarhow.com › spoke-or-spokenSpoke or Spoken: Which Is Correct? “Spoke” is the simple past tense and is correct when we want to talk about someone “speaking” in the past. “Spoken” is the past participle form of “speak,” which needs an auxiliary verb like “have” alongside it in a sentence before it is grammatically correct. We can’t use the past participle on its own.