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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
grammar question regarding tense...
In the following sentense:
If this were the case, then if men were permitted the enjoyment women have always had in rearing young children, male creativity might be reduced also.
Why do we use "have" instead of "had". Shouldn't we use "had" because that fact had already happened before men were permitted?
If this were the case, then if men were permitted the enjoyment women have always had in rearing young children, male creativity might be reduced also.
Why do we use "have" instead of "had". Shouldn't we use "had" because that fact had already happened before men were permitted?
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The whole sentence is about the present time, hypothetical ( if this were. , if men were permitted ) and real ( women have always had .. - up to and including the present time).
- The whole sentence is about the present time, hypothetical ( if this were.
- , if men were permitted ) and real ( women have always had ..
- - up to and including the present time).
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The whole sentence is about the present time, hypothetical (if this were... , if men were permitted) and real (women have always had ... - up to and including the present time).
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