Ahava_yin Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
has or had
Hi,
Here's the sentence. Shall I use has or had?
That was not the first time he has/had betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
Thank you!
Here's the sentence. Shall I use has or had?
That was not the first time he has/had betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
Thank you!
Top answer
it should be has .
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Hi yunus,
Thank you for your answer. How about "That wasnot the first time" How to explain if you use present tense? Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for your answer. How about "That wasnot the first time" How to explain if you use present tense? Thank you for your patience.
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That is not the first time or it's not the first time are enough to say.
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I prefer any of these three.
This is not the first time he has betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he had betrayed us. I thought it was high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
was not
This is not the first time he has betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he had betrayed us. I thought it was high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
was not
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Thank you CalifJim. Your notes realy help me learn. What we have in grammar books sometimes is too strange to be the real language used in daily life. Thanks again
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