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Too finicky 7 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Has or had ?
Please have a look at this sentence.
This is Jane's first time at the dentist. She had always been afraid of seeing a dentist after a dentist botched up her mom's teeth.
Or should it be has? Please explain. ThanksTop answer
"she had been ~", past perfect, describes her state further back in the past, relative to some reference point that is already in the past. In your example, what would this reference point be?
- "she had been ~", past perfect, describes her state further back in the past, relative to some reference point that is already in the past.
- In your example, what would this reference point be?
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"she had been ~", past perfect, describes her state further back in the past, relative to some reference point that is already in the past. In your example, what would this reference point be?
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