Forms of past tense





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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:




  • It sold some of its airfield land.


  • It had to sell some of its airfield land.











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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 some of its airfield land.


  • It had to sell some of its airfield land.











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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:




  • It sold some of its airfield land.


  • It had to sell some of its airfield land.











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Can you please advise with appropriate examples the difference between the following:




  • It sold some of its airfield land.


  • It had to sell some of its airfield land.








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  • It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.

    – Peter Shor
    13 mins ago



















  • It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.

    – Peter Shor
    13 mins ago

















It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.

– Peter Shor
13 mins ago





It had sold is past perfect. It had to sell is a completely different construction.

– Peter Shor
13 mins ago










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