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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive
If somebody as strong as you would help us, we'd be able to get back everything that had been/has been stolen. Are both correct? I think had been is ok since it's the second conditional, but it also sounds kind of odd.
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Necrophagist Are both correct? Yes, but the version with 'had been stolen' may require a better set-up with some text that establishes a point in the past that the theft precedes. Since it's an isolated sentence, I'd stick with 'has been stolen'.
- Necrophagist Are both correct?
- Yes, but the version with 'had been stolen' may require a better set-up with some text that establishes a point in the past that the theft precedes.
- Since it's an isolated sentence, I'd stick with 'has been stolen'.
- CJ
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NecrophagistAre both correct?
Yes, but the version with 'had been stolen' may require a better set-up with some text that establishes a point in the past that the theft precedes.
Since it's an isolated sentence, I'd stick with 'has been stolen'.
CJ
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