Has vs had (past tense)

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Which one is grammatically correct?




It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' has a name.




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It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' had a name.







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    Which one is grammatically correct?




    It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' has a name.




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      Which one is grammatically correct?




      It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' has a name.




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      Which one is grammatically correct?




      It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' has a name.




      Or




      It was not until grade 2 when I discovered the 'earth' had a name.







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          Either. Normally we back=shift, so with a past-tense matrix verb ('discovered') we use a past-tense verb in the embedded clause.



          But when the embedded clause denotes a state which continues to the present, we can use the present instead.



          To my ear, the past sounds more natural: if you use the present, you are emphasising that the state still exists.






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            Either. Normally we back=shift, so with a past-tense matrix verb ('discovered') we use a past-tense verb in the embedded clause.



            But when the embedded clause denotes a state which continues to the present, we can use the present instead.



            To my ear, the past sounds more natural: if you use the present, you are emphasising that the state still exists.






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              Either. Normally we back=shift, so with a past-tense matrix verb ('discovered') we use a past-tense verb in the embedded clause.



              But when the embedded clause denotes a state which continues to the present, we can use the present instead.



              To my ear, the past sounds more natural: if you use the present, you are emphasising that the state still exists.






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                Either. Normally we back=shift, so with a past-tense matrix verb ('discovered') we use a past-tense verb in the embedded clause.



                But when the embedded clause denotes a state which continues to the present, we can use the present instead.



                To my ear, the past sounds more natural: if you use the present, you are emphasising that the state still exists.






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                Either. Normally we back=shift, so with a past-tense matrix verb ('discovered') we use a past-tense verb in the embedded clause.



                But when the embedded clause denotes a state which continues to the present, we can use the present instead.



                To my ear, the past sounds more natural: if you use the present, you are emphasising that the state still exists.







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