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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

''has''

Has anyone called the police?

Had anyone called the police before the thief got away?

Are they both correct? Is using had to start the sentence wrong?

Did anyone forget their keys?

Does anyone care about me?

Why do the words forget andcare still remain in present tense?
  

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Hi, Has anyone called the police? Had anyone called the police before the thief got away? Are they both correct?

— Clive

  • Hi, Has anyone called the police?
  • Had anyone called the police before the thief got away?
  • Are they both correct?
  • Yes.
  • I asume you know that the Present Perfect and the Past Perfect have different meanings.
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Hi,

Has anyone called the police?

Had anyone called the police before the thief got away?

Are they both correct? Yes. I asume you know that the Present Perfect and the Past Perfect have different meanings.

Is using had to start the sentence wrong? No.
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michaeltingHas anyone called the police?
Had anyone called the police before the thief got away?

Are they both correct? Is using had to start the sentence wrong?
Both are fine. The first sentence is present perfect tense; the second is past perfect tense.

michaeltingDid anyone forget their keys?
Does a
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