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Old 09-17-2011, 07:30 AM   #8
Galadriel55
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Originally Posted by Pitchwife View Post
Don't they teach you the proper use of perfect and imperfect in school nowadays?
No, actually. That is probably why a lot of second-language speakers know the grammar of that language better than native speakers.

It's just that that phrase sounds a bit like "I have had... [and now I have...]"

Or maybe, like you said, it's me mixing up my haves and hads.
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