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Jackson6612 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I have had these shoes for the last five years.

Hi

Could you please help me with the query below. Thank you.

Do the following two sentences mean the same and equally natural?
1: I have had these shoes for the last five years.
2: I had had this pair of shoes for the last five years.
  

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Jackson6612 1: I have had these shoes for the last five years. 2: I had had this pair of shoes for the last five years. Just be aware that the five years in question are not the same five years.

— CalifJim

  • Jackson6612 1: I have had these shoes for the last five years.
  • 2: I had had this pair of shoes for the last five years.
  • Just be aware that the five years in question are not the same five years.
  • In 1 they are the five years most recent to the moment of utterance.
  • In 2 they are the five years most recent to your reference time in the past.
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Jackson66121: I have had these shoes for the last five years. 2: I had had this pair of shoes for the last five years.
Just be aware that the five years in question are not the same five years. In 1 they are the five years most recent to the moment of utterance. In 2 they are the five years most recent to your reference time in the past.

In that sen
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CalifJimJust be aware that the five years in question are not the same five years. In 1 they are the five years most recent to the moment of utterance. In 2 they are the five years most recent to your reference time in the past.
Sorry but I don't see the difference. To me, the five years mean the same in both sentences. It simply means that the person has been
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have had

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had had

- - - - - - - - -THEN - - - - - - - - - - NOW
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CJ
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