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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Might have

'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'?

  

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anonymous My question: is 'might have' correct? Yes. It expresses the general rule in a time concurrent with the time expression "150 years ago, "

  • 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, "

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