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Ahava_yin Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

has or had

Hi,

Here's the sentence. Shall I use has or had?

That was not the first time he has/had betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.

Thank you!
  

Top answer

it should be has .

  • it should be has .
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it should be has.
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Hi yunus,

Thank you for your answer. How about "That wasnot the first time" How to explain if you use present tense? Thank you for your patience.
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That is not the first time or it's not the first time are enough to say.
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I prefer any of these three.

This is not the first time he has betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he had betrayed us. I thought it was high time we took strong actions against him.
That was not the first time he betrayed us. I think it's high time we took strong actions against him.


was not
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Thank you CalifJim. Your notes realy help me learn. What we have in grammar books sometimes is too strange to be the real language used in daily life. Thanks again

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