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Yoyo1 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
has/had
Can you say: I can't believe I found out my friend has/had herpes!
And
I realized she had/has a lying problem.
Are both OK or should I stick to the same tense?
And
I realized she had/has a lying problem.
Are both OK or should I stick to the same tense?
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Yoyo1 should I stick to the same tense? You can always stick to the same tense. It will be interpreted with the appropriate tense depending on the context.
- Yoyo1 should I stick to the same tense?
- You can always stick to the same tense.
- It will be interpreted with the appropriate tense depending on the context.
- Yoyo1 I can't believe I found out my friend has/had herpes!
- "has" works only if your friend still has herpes at the time you say this.
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Yoyo1should I stick to the same tense?You can always stick to the same tense. It will be interpreted with the appropriate tense depending on the context.
Yoyo1I can't believe I found out my friend has/had herpes!"has" works only if your friend still has herpes at the time you say this.
Yoyo1I reali
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Are you shocked that you found out? (I can't believe I found out)
Or are you shocked that she has it? (I can't believe my friend has herpes.)
The natures of any of the strains of the herpes virsus is that they are always with you, so use "has." Something like 2/3 of the world's population has herpes simplex I so it's not that shocking at all.
Or are you shocked that she has it? (I can't believe my friend has herpes.)
The natures of any of the strains of the herpes virsus is that they are always with you, so use "has." Something like 2/3 of the world's population has herpes simplex I so it's not that shocking at all.
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