Meaning / Have in

Meaning / Have in
Message from nochnicht posted on 01-03-2014 at 07:39:03 (D | E | F)
Hello,

Help me please....
Thank you for any reply.

A : They have in the past issued passports.
B : They have the past issued passports.
What's the different meaning between the two? I mean, the difference between "have in" and just "have' in those sentences.
Does the "have in" mean "carry"?

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Edited by nochnicht on 01-03-2014 07:42

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Re: Meaning / Have in from jonquille, posted on 01-03-2014 at 17:32:54 (D | E)
Hello!

They have in the past issued passports.

Does the "have in" mean "carry"? NO

If you remove the phrase "in the past" from the sentence, you have: They have issued passports.
In the past is a (prepositional) phrase. It means "sometime in the past." It can go between the auxiliary and main verb, or follow both verbs. The phrase can even begin the sentence!
They have in the past, issued passports.
They have issued passports in the past.
In the past, they have issued passports.

Hope this helped!

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Re: Meaning / Have in from nochnicht, posted on 01-03-2014 at 17:48:12 (D | E)
Thank you ..

Simple answer... but much helpful... Thanks a lot!
I can figure it out.
I might be asking many questions here again.

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Re: Meaning / Have in from rauvas, posted on 09-03-2014 at 16:06:50 (D | E)
hmm good topic

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