0
Remyzero Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

To have v3

1.Leif Erikson was the first European to reach North America, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus.


2. Leif Erikson was the first European to have reached North America, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus


3.Leif Erikson is the first European to reach North America, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus


4.Leif Erikson had been the first European to have reached North America, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus



I have seen four of these sentences on google

Which one is correct, or two, three of them are correct?

  

Top answer

remyzero I have seen four of these sentences on google Which one is correct, or two, three of them are correct? All are OK, though #4 would need further context to justify past perfect.

  • remyzero I have seen four of these sentences on google Which one is correct, or two, three of them are correct?
  • All are OK, though #4 would need further context to justify past perfect.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
remyzeroI have seen four of these sentences on google Which one is correct, or two, three of them are correct?

All are OK, though #4 would need further context to justify past perfect.

Related Questions