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Newguest Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

had/had

Hello

"Those who had ever had to recover even a small amount of money, know very well how difficult and thankless this task is."

Is it alright to write "had ever had" or maybe "has ever had"?

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when could I write "had ever had"
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If your sentence entirely refers to the past and is viewed from the point of you of the past.
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"Those who had ever had to recover even a small amount of money, knew very well how difficult and thankless this task was."

Now this would be OK?
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Perfect, Newguest :-)
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from the point of you of the past
point of viewEmotion: smile

CJ
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CalifJim, thank you. I was typing extremely fast. :-)
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