Have been vs were va had been?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me how the three sentences differ in meaning?
Isn't this what the British were famous to do a decade ago.
Isn't this what the British have been famous to do a decade ago.
Isn't this what the British had been famous to do a decade ago.
Thanks!
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One is famous for doing something, not famous to do something. The sentences also need question marks: 1. Isn't this what the British were famous for doing a decade ago?
- One is famous for doing something, not famous to do something.
- The sentences also need question marks: 1.
- Isn't this what the British were famous for doing a decade ago?
- 2.
- Isn't this what the British have been famous for doing a decade ago?
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One is famous for doing something, not famous to do something. The sentences also need question marks:
1. Isn't this what the British were famous for doing a decade ago?
2. Isn't this what the British have been famous for doing a decade ago?
3. Isn't this what the British had been famous for doing a decade ago?
Only (1) reads properly.
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