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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is this senetence correct?


She has a series of visions as she thinks she is dying from the illness that God has given her.
Should it be "has given" or "had given" ?

  

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You canue either form. If you use had given" is means that *** gave her this illness some time ago, but she is still afflicted with it. If you use "has given," it means that *** started afflicting her with this illness in the past, and is continuing to afflict her.

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  • You canue either form.
  • If you use had given" is means that *** gave her this illness some time ago, but she is still afflicted with it.
  • If you use "has given," it means that *** started afflicting her with this illness in the past, and is continuing to afflict her.
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You canue either form. If you use had given" is means that *** gave her this illness some time ago, but she is still afflicted with it.
If you use "has given," it means that *** started afflicting her with this illness in the past, and is continuing to afflict her.
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Is has present tense and had past tense? I'm trying to write my homework in present tense so I don't know if I should use has/had based on tense, and not the context.
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Used as the main verb, have / has is present tense and had is past.
She has a dog. (present); He had a Corvette. (past tense)
Used as an auxilliary verb, these make the present perfect / past perfect tenses.
She has earned her reward. (present perfect)
He had been a naughty child. (past perfect)
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