Has had to be / has to have been
Hey! There's this one thing I don't quite understand.
Is it grammatically correct to say:
He has had to be right.
Or
He has to have been right.
She has had to be taken there early
Or
She has to have been taken there early.
Are those sentences grammatically correct? And what's the difference between them?
Thanks for helping!
Top answer
blue chalk 285 He has had to be right. An unusual or awkward thing to say. Seems to express requirement/obligation/necessity that he has been right.
- blue chalk 285 He has had to be right.
- An unusual or awkward thing to say.
- Seems to express requirement/obligation/necessity that he has been right.
- (The pattern itself is OK; for example there is no problem saying "He has had to be very patient".
- ) blue chalk 285 He has to have been right.
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blue chalk 285He has had to be right.
An unusual or awkward thing to say. Seems to express requirement/obligation/necessity that he has been right. (The pattern itself is OK; for example there is no problem saying "He has had to be very patient". It is just the use with "right" that seems unusual.)
blue chalk 285He has to have be
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