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When to use had met and met?
Yes and yes. You could use ‘had met him when’ or ‘met him when’ interchangeably in this sentence. The meaning differs only very slightly, as ‘had met him’ emphasizes that it was in the past, while ‘met him’ emphasizes the fact of their meeting. It’s a very slight difference, though.
Had to meet or had to met?
1 Answer. “to meet” refers to the bare event of “meeting”, which was in the past, hence “happened to meet”. “to have met” refers to the state of “having met”, which is a present state, hence “happen to have met”.
What is the difference between I have met and I met?
The “have met” form might indicate a more recent meeting, it certainly implies that he is still alive (“I met him” does not suggest that he is or isn’t alive), it might suggest that he is still travelling, and there are many other possibilities.
What is the past tense of meet?
Past Tense of Meet
| Present Tense: | Meet |
|---|---|
| Past Tense: | Met |
| Past Participle: | Met |
| Present Participle: | Meeting |
What’s the past of meet?
met
Indicative
| simple pastⓘ past simple or preterit | |
|---|---|
| I | met |
| you | met |
| he, she, it | met |
| we | met |
Who I have met or whom I have met?
Who is used as the subject of a sentence or clause. Whom is used as the object of a preposition and as a direct object. In your sentence, the pronoun would refer to the direct object, so to be correct, you should say, “The boy whom I met at the party.”
Where did we meet or met?
‘ It’s “where did we first meet” . Because you’ve already used ‘did’. With ‘did’ you always use first form of the verb which, in this case, is ‘meet’.
Is it correct to say I met him years ago?
For example, you could say, “I had met him years ago, before we became neighbours. Both sentences are correct. “I have met him” is a complete thought. It means that in the past, you met him. By using that tense, you indicate that the statement is relevant to the present.
Is “I had met him” a complete thought?
With the sentence “I had met him”, the thought is not complete. This tense indicates that something changed or was added after the action took place. For example, you could say, “I had met him years ago, before we became neighbours. Both sentences are correct. “I have met him” is a complete thought.
Is “I had met him before” correct grammar?
“have met before” is Present Perfect. In this context, “I had met him before” seems more appropriate as we are talking about the time which had happenned before the man met me and said things about me. So this is showing time happenned before simple past. 🙂
What does it mean to say “I have met him”?
It means that in the past, you met him. By using that tense, you indicate that the statement is relevant to the present. For example, if someone asks you whether you know the new member of your department, you can say, “Yes, I have met him, but only know him well enough to say ‘hi’ ”.