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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Should have

Hello,

X should have become president long before Y had.
X should have become president long before Y did.

Since both are in the past, I am assuming both 'had' and 'did' are okay here?

Thanks,
MR. X
  

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Hi, X should have become president long before Y had. X should have become president long before Y did. Since both are in the past, I am assuming both 'had' and 'did' are okay here?

— Clive

  • Hi, X should have become president long before Y had.
  • X should have become president long before Y did.
  • Since both are in the past, I am assuming both 'had' and 'did' are okay here?
  • No.
  • Assuming that Y actually became president, the long form of this sentence would be X should have become president long before Y became president.
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Hi,

X should have become president long before Y had.

X should have become president long before Y did.

Since both are in the past, I am assuming both 'had' and 'did' are okay here?

No.

Assuming that Y actually became president, the long form of this sentence would be

X should have become president long before Y became president.
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