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Tue 16 Mar, 2021 04:29 am
U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have met twice, in Hanoi in February and Singapore last June, seeming to build personal goodwill but failing to agree on a deal to lift U.S. sanctions in exchange for North Korea abandoning its nuclear and missile programs.
Shouldn't it be "had met" or "met" as the meetings had already taken place?
Thanks!
@tanguatlay,
Have met is the best term to use but you could get away with met.
Definitely not had met because that would be pluperfect. You would use it in the following.
Trump and Kim had already met twice before they sat down for a third summit together.
@tanguatlay,
Only "met" will be suitable, "have met" or "had met" will be unnecessary in this sentence.
“have met twice before, ....” would have clarified the meaning.
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