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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Had or Has
If I am talking about someone who is not living, and I talk about their sibling, who is themselves living, do I say they had OR have a (brother/sister)?
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I would use had .
- I would use had .
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Joe is alive. Joe's older brother Bob died in an accident 10 years ago.
Joe had an older brother, Bob.
Bob is dead but he had a younger brother, Joe, who is still living.
Joe had an older brother, Bob.
Bob is dead but he had a younger brother, Joe, who is still living.
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