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27 January
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Does this sound natural?
Had they been to the hospital to see Tom?
Does this sound natural?
Had they been to the hospital to see Tom?
Had they been to the hospital to see Tom?
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"have they been to the hospital to see tom?"
had they been is used to indicate a continuous action that was completed at some point in the past. The inversion "had they been" suggests a negative
for example:
Had they been aware of the danger, they would have performed regular checks
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