this morning - Position ok

Tom had been to meet his client to discuss about starting a new business this morning.

Tom had been to meet his client this morning to discuss about his business.

Which sentence is correct? Neither. You don't discuss about something.

Say
eg Tom went to meet his

CliveDon't use the Past Perfect 'had been' unless your context gives you some reason to.

eg.

Tom took two extra-strength aspirin tablets at lunch. He had met his client that morning to discuss business, and the meeting had not turned out well.

Wonder123Tom had been to meet his client this morning to discuss about his new business.

This one shows the correct position of 'this morning'.

CJ

I think both of the sentences need to be edited a little bit, replacing "to discuss" with "discussing". No other grammar problem is found.

Xin Weireplacing "to discuss" with "discussing"

I wouldn't do that. "to discuss" is an infinitive of purpose. It tells us why the meeting took place. The -ing form discussing doesn't convey that idea, so the replacement you suggest wouldn't work as well.

CJ

Wonder123 Tom had been to meet his client to discuss about starting a new business this morning.Tom had been to meet his client this morning to discuss about his business.Which sentence is correct?

Hi.

I wonder whether the determiner "this" is coherent with the Past Perfect in the sentence. If you put the meeting and discussion into the distant past t

I wonder whether the determiner "this" is coherent with the Past Perfect in the sentence.

Yes, there is a degree of mis-match there. But the key point is that Past Perfect seems unnecessary in the sentence, unless some unstated context warrants it.

Perhaps the writer of the original post will explain to us why he/sh