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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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Why did you tell her you had a heart problem? Or
Why did you tell her you have a heart problem?
ARe both useable and is there a difference in meaning?
Thanks!
Why did you tell her you had a heart problem? Or
Why did you tell her you have a heart problem?
ARe both useable and is there a difference in meaning?
Thanks!
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Had implies that the person no longer has the heart problem, they are healthy again. Have implies that the heart problem persists.
- Had implies that the person no longer has the heart problem, they are healthy again.
- Have implies that the heart problem persists.
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Had implies that the person no longer has the heart problem, they are healthy again. Have implies that the heart problem persists.
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Hi,
Both can mean the same. The first sentence might imply that the listener no longer suffers from a heart disease as
already indicated, but it can also be a backshifted version of the second one. That is, "He told her he had a heart
disease" can mean "He told her he has a heart disease". I would, therefore, say that the first one has two meanings,
as it can r
Both can mean the same. The first sentence might imply that the listener no longer suffers from a heart disease as
already indicated, but it can also be a backshifted version of the second one. That is, "He told her he had a heart
disease" can mean "He told her he has a heart disease". I would, therefore, say that the first one has two meanings,
as it can r
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