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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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has or had?

Hi.

I do not know which is correct or which is better. Please tell me which to choose.

1. They visited a city that has many old temples.
2. They visited a city that had many old temples.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

, both are possible. If the city no longer had many old temples, the neither is possible. Use 'had had'.

  • , both are possible.
  • If the city no longer had many old temples, the neither is possible.
  • Use 'had had'.
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If the city still had many old temples at the time the visit was reported., both are possible.
If the city no longer had many old temples, the neither is possible. Use 'had had'.

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