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Rizan Malik Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

The candidate must have been born on or before 1st Jan. 2000

Speaking of a company's age requirement,

a) To apply for the job, the candidate must have been born on or before 1st Jan. 2000.

b) To apply for the job, the candidate has to have been born on or before 1st Jan. 2000.

c) To apply for the job, the candidate had to have been born on or before 1st Jan. 2000.


Which is/are correct?

  

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Rizan Malik Which is/are correct? All are correct. , the sentence is about a situation that existed in the past.

— CalifJim

  • Rizan Malik Which is/are correct?
  • All are correct.
  • , the sentence is about a situation that existed in the past.
  • a) and b) are non-past.
  • The situation exists at the time the sentence is said.
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Rizan MalikWhich is/are correct?

All are correct.

c) is past, i.e., the sentence is about a situation that existed in the past.
a) and b) are non-past. The situation exists at the time the sentence is said.

CJ

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