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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Had vs Have
Is “I had never spent a thousand dollars on anything, not even close.” the correct use of had.
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It's correct past tense. I could say that by the time I was ten years old, I had never spent a million dollars on anything. Today, I can also say I have never spent a million dollars on anything.
- It's correct past tense.
- I could say that by the time I was ten years old, I had never spent a million dollars on anything.
- Today, I can also say I have never spent a million dollars on anything.
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It's correct past tense. I could say that by the time I was ten years old,
Today, I can also say
I had never spent a million dollars on anything.
I have never spent a million dollars on anything.
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AnonymousI had never spent a thousand dollars on anything, not even clothes.It's correct assuming you've already established a past time reference point somewhere in the text that precedes this sentence. That's what you need to justify the use of the past perfect here.
CJ
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CalifJimnot even clothesI assumed he meant "not even close to a thousand dollars."
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SijayI assumed he meant "not even close to a thousand dollars."Under your assumption, "close" is then correct.
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