'The population of the area was at its highest 150 years ago, when a typical village might have 500 inhabitants, whereas now some villages have as few as 100 permanent inhabitants. '
My question: is 'might have' correct? Shouldn't it be 'might have had'?
anonymous My question: is 'might have' correct? Yes. It expresses the general rule in a time concurrent with the time expression "150 years ago, "
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anonymousMy question: is 'might have' correct?
Yes. It expresses the general rule in a time concurrent with the time expression "150 years ago, "