Have vs Had
I had not always been an organized person; however, learning to plan ahead has served me well.
Is it correct? Should it be have? Neither?
Top answer
The Past Perfect is used to indicate that something happened before some point or event in the past. Here,the event in the past is that I learned to plan ahead. Before that event, I was not an organized person.
- The Past Perfect is used to indicate that something happened before some point or event in the past.
- Here,the event in the past is that I learned to plan ahead.
- Before that event, I was not an organized person.
- After that event, I was.
- The semi-colon is not wrong, but I would just use a period.
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The Past Perfect is used to indicate that something happened before some point or event in the past. Here,the event in the past is that I learned to plan ahead. Before that event, I was not an organized person. After that event, I was.
The semi-colon is not wrong, but I would just use a period. The adverb 'however' is enough to show how the two statements are related.
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