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HeloOO Posted 17 years ago
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He has revealed his disappointment over speculation suggesting he had rejected a new contract to stay at the club.
He has revealed his disappointment over speculation suggesting he had rejected a new contract to stay at the club. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=606802&sec=england&cc=4716
Can I use "has rejected" instead?
Can I use "has rejected" instead?
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He revealed his disappointment about the speculation that he rejected a new contract.....
- He revealed his disappointment about the speculation that he rejected a new contract.....
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He revealed his disappointment about the speculation that he rejected a new contract.....
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heloOOCan I use "has rejected" instead?has rejected is just as grammatical as had rejected, but it will change the meaning. To my ear, has rejected indicates that the rejection of the contract is thought to have occurred quite recently and is currently the subject of some on-going controversy. had rejected indicates that the reje
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