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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

have taken or took

Once again Thank you for the trouble you have taken during our stay.
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Once again Thank you for the trouble you took during our stay.
  

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Version 1 makes it sound like the stay is ending as these words are spoken. With version 2, the stay could be recent or it could have been eg 2 years ago, Clive

— Clive

  • Version 1 makes it sound like the stay is ending as these words are spoken.
  • With version 2, the stay could be recent or it could have been eg 2 years ago, Clive
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Version 1 makes it sound like the stay is ending as these words are spoken.

With version 2, the stay could be recent or it could have been eg 2 years ago,

Clive
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