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Laborious Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"has had to" vs "had to"

Hello teachers, 

Would you kindly tell me what your understanding is of the these sentences? How would you interpret them? What's the difference between them? 

Here are the sentences: 

- Jill has had to struggle a lot in his life. 

- Jill had to struggle a lot in his life. 

 Thank you. 
  

Top answer

Laborious - Jill has had to struggle a lot in his life. - Covers a period up to the present. - The struggling may/may not be over.

— Teechr

  • Laborious - Jill has had to struggle a lot in his life.
  • - Covers a period up to the present.
  • - The struggling may/may not be over.
  • Laborious - Jill had to struggle a lot in his life.
  • - The struggling is over; and/or - Jill is not alive now.
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Laborious- Jill has had to struggle a lot in his life.
- Covers a period up to the present.
- The struggling may/may not be over.
Laborious- Jill had to struggle a lot in his life.
- The struggling is over; and/or
- Jill is not alive now.

Note that Jill is usually a female name.
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teechrCovers a period up to the present.
I don't quite get this point, teechr. Could you please explain it to me what it means?
teechrNote that Jill is usually a female name.
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LaboriousI don't quite get this point, teechr. Could you please explain it to me what it means?
His life = from the time he was born up to the present.
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