Forms of past tense
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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:
It sold
It had to sell
past-tense
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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:
It sold
It had to sell
past-tense
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It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:
It sold
It had to sell
past-tense
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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:
It sold
It had to sell
past-tense
past-tense
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It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
– Peter Shor
12 mins ago
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It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
– Peter Shor
12 mins ago
It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
– Peter Shor
12 mins ago
It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
– Peter Shor
12 mins ago
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It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.
– Peter Shor
12 mins ago