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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Having had vs. Having

(1) "Having had the due skills and abilities, I applied for the job and I was accepted."

(2) "Having the due skills and abilities, I applied for the job and I was accepted."

What is the difference in the meaning?

Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

The first suggests that you had them in the past, but may no longer have them now. It's not a good idea to suggest this to someone you hope will offer you a job. Use the second, It says that you still have them.

— Fivejedjon

  • The first suggests that you had them in the past, but may no longer have them now.
  • It's not a good idea to suggest this to someone you hope will offer you a job.
  • Use the second, It says that you still have them.
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The first suggests that you had them in the past, but may no longer have them now. It's not a good idea to suggest this to someone you hope will offer you a job. Use the second, It says that you still have them.
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Private message to fivejedjon: (Mohu se Vás zeptat, odkud máte tak rozšírené a velké znalosti anglické gramatiky? Vy studujete lingvistiku nebo jste ucitel ci jazykový nadšenec, mohu-li se Vás zeptat? Mel bych na vás pár gramatických otázek, které nedokážu pochopit v anglictine a byl bych velmi vdecný, pokud by ste mi je mohl vysvetlit treba pres privátní zprávy zde.)

Well, thank y
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MaroldMohu se Vás zeptat, odkud máte t
Unfortunately, my Cech is at a very basic level. Although I live in Prague, I am British.

Please note that it is better to use only English in this forum, and not to send private messages in a public forum.
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Wow, you really amused me right now. Since now I know that you haven't understood next to nothing in Czech, I am the more entertained. Obviously I was mistaken by your location in the description in your profile, and my intention was to suprise you as a someone who also comes from the Czech Republic, so therefore I used Czech on purpose. What is more, I was asking you in Czech whether you are a te
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Hi Marold,This is my take on the the two constructions. There is a difference.
The gerund + past participle construction connotes a state of " past" relative to the future. For instance:
1)Having failed the driving test 3 times, Sarah has finally passed.
2)Having divorced twice in three years, getting marriage will be the last thing on his mind.
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Thank you. It helped. Emotion: wink
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