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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What is correct?
He didn't play since he________the accident.
1. had
2.has
3.has had
4.had had
Thanks
He didn't play since he________the accident.
1. had
2.has
3.has had
4.had had
Thanks
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Your sentence doesn't really work as proposed. Here is what I would suggest:
If you mean that he didn't play in some specific event due to an accident the use this form:
"He didn't play because of the/an accident." Whether you use "the" or "an" will depend on context.
If you mean that, in general, he hasn't played as a result of an accident then use this:
"He h
If you mean that he didn't play in some specific event due to an accident the use this form:
"He didn't play because of the/an accident." Whether you use "the" or "an" will depend on context.
If you mean that, in general, he hasn't played as a result of an accident then use this:
"He h
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I agree that, for whatever reason, we would usually say '...hasn't played since...'. But I don't think that means '...didn't play since...' is wrong.
This is part of an ongoing discussion/disagreement between some speakers of British English and some speakers of North-American English.
This is part of an ongoing discussion/disagreement between some speakers of British English and some speakers of North-American English.
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anonymous What is correct?
He didn't play since he________the accident.
1. had
2.has
3.has had
4.had had
Thanks
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