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...his mother has had to tube-feed him.

 
 
Reply Tue 24 May, 2016 09:14 am
Since the accident, which caused him to be paralysed, his mother has had to tube-feed him.

The above is from a local newspaper.

Is "has had" correct? Or should it be "has" instead?

Thanks.
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Sturgis
 
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Reply Tue 24 May, 2016 09:55 am
@tanguatlay,
has had is correct.
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neologist
 
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Reply Tue 24 May, 2016 03:59 pm
@tanguatlay,
Sturg is correct, since the action traces into the past.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 25 May, 2016 09:24 am
@tanguatlay,
has had is correct
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