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Mbouti Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

have+p.p & had

Hi

I must admit I have/had thought how the story would finish before I read the book.

Can I use have & had in anyway because read is both the present and past form of the verb ?
  

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mbouti I must admit I have/had thought how the story would finish before I read the book. had and would are both "past point of view" verbs. You need had, would , and (the past) read (****.

— CalifJim

  • mbouti I must admit I have/had thought how the story would finish before I read the book.
  • had and would are both "past point of view" verbs.
  • You need had, would , and (the past) read (****.
  • red).
  • I must admit I had thought about how the story would end before I read the book.
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mboutiI must admit I have/had thought how the story would finish before I read the book.
had and would are both "past point of view" verbs.
You need had, would, and (the past) read (****. red).

I must admit I had thought about how the story would end be
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Hi CJ

in your reply "I must admit I had thought about how the story would end before I read the book."
"end" can not be replaced to "finish" though I have now known "end" is good one for the sentence?

Thank you in advance.
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Generally speaking a person finishes something. A story doesn't really finish because the story is not a person doing something. You can say finish and everybody will know what you mean, but end is much better.

CJ
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Dear CJ

Thank you for your explanation the difference.
Now I clearly understood the difference and much better is "end" on the sentence.

Cheers!
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