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Ceph Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Was.. Had/Have

Hi,

For the following example, should the word be 'had' or 'have':

My friend and I was more than satisfied with hotel. The bed was the most comfortable hotel bed we had/have ever slept in.

I would put 'had' for this sentence, but I have seen people using the 'was... have' combination.

Thanks.
  

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"had" means most comfortable up to that point (when you stayed in the hotel), and "have" means most comfortable up to now (the time of writing). Normally "had" would be restricted to the case when the hotel stay was a long time ago (years, for example). For recent events, or when the distinction is not important, one would normally use "have".

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  • "had" means most comfortable up to that point (when you stayed in the hotel), and "have" means most comfortable up to now (the time of writing).
  • Normally "had" would be restricted to the case when the hotel stay was a long time ago (years, for example).
  • For recent events, or when the distinction is not important, one would normally use "have".
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"had" means most comfortable up to that point (when you stayed in the hotel), and "have" means most comfortable up to now (the time of writing). Normally "had" would be restricted to the case when the hotel stay was a long time ago (years, for example). For recent events, or when the distinction is not important, one would normally use "have".

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