Which one to use here, present perfect or past perfect?
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Here is the sentence: Which one to use here? She (has written - had written) a book about how the writer became successful. Waiting for your reply.Thanks in advance.
past-tense present-tense perfect-aspect
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Here is the sentence: Which one to use here? She (has written - had written) a book about how the writer became successful. Waiting for your reply.Thanks in advance.
past-tense present-tense perfect-aspect
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
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Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago
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Here is the sentence: Which one to use here? She (has written - had written) a book about how the writer became successful. Waiting for your reply.Thanks in advance.
past-tense present-tense perfect-aspect
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
Here is the sentence: Which one to use here? She (has written - had written) a book about how the writer became successful. Waiting for your reply.Thanks in advance.
past-tense present-tense perfect-aspect
past-tense present-tense perfect-aspect
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
asked 9 hours ago
MajidMajid
161
161
2
Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago
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2
Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago
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Why do you think that it might be possible for us to answer that without knowing any more context?
– Colin Fine
9 hours ago
You use had written when you intend to add afterwards something that happens next or something that happens as a consequence of what you just said. Like She had written a book about how the writer because successful, when you replied, or She had written a book about how the writer because successful. That is why you replied. So, in this case you would use has written.
– mama
9 hours ago
Colin, I'm not testing you, sir. I really want to know. I stumbled on it in a textbook and there were limited choices, two were easy to get rid of which were "has been written" and "had been written" because they are in the passive voice.
– Majid
9 hours ago