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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

Hi all

Kindly help to correct -

1) The discussion had been great and thanks for the sound advice you gave me.

or

2) The discussion have been great and thanks for the sound advice you give me.

or

3) The discussion have been great and thanks for the sound advice you gave me.

Thanks
  

Top answer

None. Try: 4. The discussion was / has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you gave / have given me.

— Mister Micawber

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  • Try: 4.
  • The discussion was / has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you gave / have given me.
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None. Try:

4. The discussion was / has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you gave / have given me.
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Thanks.

May I know why is -

The discussion had been great and thanks for the sound advice gave me --- not correct??

Can I use " had" to indicate that the discussion was over.. in the past ??
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Mister MicawberNone. Try:

4. The discussion was / has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you gave / have given me.

May I know why not " had been great" since the discussion is over...in the past??

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The discussion has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you give me. - ALL present in time
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Past perfect (had been) is used only when there are two past events, and it is important to show distinctly which occurred earlier.
The discussion has been great, and thanks for the sound advice you give me. - ALL present in time
I don't really understand what you want to know about this sentence. It is OK if you are talking about continuing discussion up to th
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