What's the difference between you, you had, you have?

Question

Are these all interchangeable or do they have different meanings?

Someone you loved.

Someone you had loved.

Someone you have loved.

They are not interchangeable. Have a look at [Ell.SE]: I'm sure this has been covered there already. — phoog, Sep 01 '20 at 16:16
Try parsing it the other way to get loved, had loved, have loved instead. — Lawrence, Sep 01 '20 at 16:21

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '20 at 17:58

The brief answer:

Someone you loved - In the past. You probably don't love someone anymore.
Someone you had loved - In the past before something happened. You no longer love someone.
Someone you have loved - From a time in the past up until the present. You still love someone.

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