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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Had

All of our past customers agree that the only way someone would know they have had treatment would be if they had chosen to tell them.

And

All of our agree that the only way someone would know they had had treatment would be if they had chosen to tell them.

Which sentence is correct and how is the past perfect tense used here when it's not describing a situation of another past event?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Both are correct. The past perfect is unnecessary there. It is being used to describe the earlier of 2 events ('have treatment', 'choose to tell').

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are correct.
  • The past perfect is unnecessary there.
  • It is being used to describe the earlier of 2 events ('have treatment', 'choose to tell').
  • It is used to clarify the order of events or emphasize the priority of the earlier event.
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Both are correct. The past perfect is unnecessary there. It is being used to describe the earlier of 2 events ('have treatment', 'choose to tell'). It is used to clarify the order of events or emphasize the priority of the earlier event.
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