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Is it "has" or "had"
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I'm at work and everyone is saying I'm wrong. I need clarity on which is grammatically correct as well as an explanation as to why. For context the map is still in regular use at work and no other changes have occured.
It was planned that changes to a map would be put in later. It was determined that the changes had occured.
Or
It was planned that changes to a map would be put in later. It was determined that the changes has occured.
Top Comment: It’s definitely not “has” because the subject “the changes” is plural. It could potentially be “had” or “have” depending on the intended meaning. Without additional context the past perfect “had occurred” seems more likely appropriate because the determination was made that they had already occurred prior to the time the determination was made - so it is in the past from the perspective of a past time, a paradigmatic use case of the past perfect. But “have occurred” could be appropriate if you want to emphasize the relevance of the fact the change has already occurred as of now (if it’s not too relevant that they had already occurred at the time of the determination).
When do I use "had" instead of "has/have" for something that already happened?
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I mean, I've seen people used both had and has/have for something that happened, so what's the rule here?
"She has decided to......."
"She had decided to......"
Are both correct, dealer's choice? lol
Top Comment: They are different. They refer to different points in time. "Has decided" simply refers to a past action. Example: "This morning, the board has decided on the course of action." First, the board decides, then I tell this in the present. "Had decided" is an action in the past, relative to another point in the past. Example: "Yesterday, when I went to school, I had already decided to leave early." In this example, there are three points in time: first, I decide to leave early, then I go to school, and then I tell all this in the present.
has vs have
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"The hard work of our employees and the trust of our customers have enabled us to ....."
In this sentence should it be have or has?? At first read i thought it should be has just thinking of how it sounds naturally, but i looked up the difference and im thinking that have might be the correct one.
Im a native english speaker and this was written by a nonnative so im sure they follow the rules a lot better then me lol
Top Comment: "The hard work of our employees and the trust of our customers have enabled us to ..." In this sentence should it be "have" or "has"? . TLDR: Whether the verb should be singular or plural depends on the context and on what the speaker is attempting to communicate. Though, as a standalone example, the plural verb ("have") would usually be considered (by school textbooks and tests) to be the only correct choice. Caveat: Schools and textbooks typically teach the rule that when the subject is realized by an 'and'-coordination of noun phrases (as is done in your example), then the verb should be plural, e.g. "have" for your example. But, of course, that school grammar "rule" is a gross overgeneralization. As to the OP's example, consider: "The hard work of our employees and the trust of our customers, that/it(?!) has enabled us to ..." <-- left-dislocation "The hard work of our employees and the trust of our customers, they have enabled us to ..." <-- left-dislocation "The hard work of our employees and the trust of our customers has(?!)/have enabled us to ..." <-- OP's example Also, consider "Accuracy and precision is the core of our business" (and also "Accuracy and precision is what makes our company what it is"). In short: for examples like the OP's, the plural verb would be much more frequent, and it is the plural verb that would be expected as correct for tests and school. But for some specific contexts, the speaker might prefer to intentionally use the singular verb for the meaning that they are trying to communicate (notional agreement).
american english - Has vs has had? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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Has anyone ever realised that a high rated reddit post was actually about themselves? If so, what was it?
Main Post: Has anyone ever realised that a high rated reddit post was actually about themselves? If so, what was it?
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My dad found one of my posts. I was 15 and really struggling with the divorce and immediate remarriage to an objectively really not nice woman.
I talked about how she would scream at us to leave our house. How he had security cameras up and locked food away and how he was gaslighting etc. And how I felt like I was going crazy from that.
I was at work when I got the notification that he had replied about a 2000 long comment. I was so scared reading it in my lunch break. He said I was an ungrateful brat etc. And how I made his life really bad.
And in his usual fashion he never mentioned it in real life except to say "don't you dare do that again"
Edit: Thanks everyone. Its refreshing to know the things my dad says aren't right or normal. It was on another account which I deleted immediately so the only link is in my history sort by top. I moved out into my own place(with housemates). It's hard sometimes supporting myself and realizing I can't ask my dad for help like my friends ask theirs but it's better this way.