After + (have had or had)
Sentence: After he have had dinner, Michael says a few words to Sheela.
I am confused whether to use have had or had in the above sentence.
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kingston123 I am confused whether to use have had or had in the above sentence. I can see how you could be confused, because in your sentence, 'have had' is wrong, and you don't seem to know this. kingston123 After he have has (had) dinner, Michael says a few words to Sheela.
- kingston123 I am confused whether to use have had or had in the above sentence.
- I can see how you could be confused, because in your sentence, 'have had' is wrong, and you don't seem to know this.
- kingston123 After he have has (had) dinner, Michael says a few words to Sheela.
- You need the sentence shown above.
- 'has' is present tense, so either 'has' or 'has had' is OK; 'says' is present tense.
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kingston123I am confused whether to use have had or had in the above sentence.
I can see how you could be confused, because in your sentence, 'have had' is wrong, and you don't seem to know this.
0If you want to tell your story in the present, say
eg After he has had dinner, Michael says a few words to Sheela.
If you want to position your story in the past, say
eg After he had dinner, Michael said a few words to Sheela.
After he had had . . . is not wrong, but with 'after' we commonly just use Simpel Past.
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