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had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day)



 
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had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day) #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:05 am   had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day)		  
I wanted to eat fish for lunch but the fish and chip shop had closed for the day.

I wanted to eat fish for lunch but the fish and chip shop have closed for the day.
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had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day) #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:43 am   had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day)		  
The second one is wrong, because "have" is written with no verb tense.
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had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day) #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 14:40 pm   had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day)		  
Jamie (K) wrote:
The second one is wrong, because "have" is written with no verb tense.


is 'closed' is Verb or nown please?
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had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day) #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 14:42 pm   had vs have (fish and chip shop had/have closed for the day)		  
In your sentences "closed" is an adjective.
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