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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

have a baby boy vs. had a baby boy

0Are the following sentences past and present or there is more to it than tenses?02br
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02b 02br 02br 01font 00a. They had a baby girl. (simple past)02font 02br 02br 01font 00b.

— Clive

  • 02b 02br 02br 01font 00a.
  • They had a baby girl.
  • (simple past)02font 02br 02br 01font 00b.
  • They have a baby girl.
  • (simple present)02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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0Hi Clive!02br
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00Some possible meanings of :02br
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001. The baby is dead now because if he is alive they would say "They have a baby girl."02br
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0 Hi Clive and thank you for raising this question, Magic 79.02br
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00I 'm sorry, but there are some areas that I don't fully comprehend. 02br
00Firstly, am I right that if you say 'they had a baby girl', you could mean that the baby was born very recently. Could you please explain what that is the case?02br
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00I 'm sorry, but there are some areas that I don't fully comprehend. 02br
00Firstly, am I right that if you say 'they had a baby girl', you could mean that the baby was born very recently. Could you please explain what that is the case?02br
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0Thanks Clive!02br
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00I will help you clive with this:02br
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00The baby died earlier this year02br
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00It's just easier to say "more direct" than "less indirect" as using double negatives (less indirect) could be harder for non-native
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0Thank you very much for helping me understand that, Clive and Magic 79. 05000]02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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