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Lokon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
What does this mean ?
What does this mean ?
She had never been there before.
Shouldn't we use has instead of had, what's had never been mean ?Top answer
"She has never been there before" means that she has not been there at any time up until the present: "Next month she is going to New York. " "She had never been there before" means that she had not been there at any time up until some point in the past. This point in the past is identified by the context: "Last year she went to New York.
- "She has never been there before" means that she has not been there at any time up until the present: "Next month she is going to New York.
- " "She had never been there before" means that she had not been there at any time up until some point in the past.
- This point in the past is identified by the context: "Last year she went to New York.
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"She has never been there before" means that she has not been there at any time up until the present: "Next month she is going to New York. She has never been there before."
"She had never been there before" means that she had not been there at any time up until some point in the past. This point in the past is identified by the context: "Last year she went to New York. She
"She had never been there before" means that she had not been there at any time up until some point in the past. This point in the past is identified by the context: "Last year she went to New York. She
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