'had the opportunity to talk' is a grammatically correct phrase and is used frequently in written English.
For example, "I was delighted to have the opportunity to talk to such experienced professionals at the conference."
I never had the opportunity to talk to him".
"We never had the opportunity to talk about any kind of alternatives".
A few months ago, Anthony had the opportunity to talk with McGrady.
I've had the opportunity to talk to a number of people who knew her before her tragic death, in 1967.
He also met with John Mara, the Giants' president, on the sideline before the game and had the opportunity to talk with Coughlin.
"I've had the opportunity to talk to many of the students involved in this project and they said it was the opposite of that.
"Whenever I have had the opportunity to talk to magistrates over the last six months, the criminal courts charge has been raised and in almost every case it has been criticised".
I had the opportunity to talk with the manager and the football director and it is also important to have some guarantees when you move to a new club.
I had the opportunity to talk to President Poroshenko of Ukraine as part of the D-Day commemoration and there were some discussions that day between President Poroshenko and Mr Putin.
You'd like to think that when Halfords had the opportunity to talk to an Olympic sportswoman about bike design, they hadn't asked her "what's your favourite colour?", but apparently they did.
"Anthony has now had the opportunity to talk to the festival organisers and feels sufficiently reassured not to pull out of the trip, but to discuss the issues arising out there," said a spokesperson for Horowitz.
