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had

0She was 01font00had02font00 to come in quietly just now.02br
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00I don't understand the word "had" here.02br
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0Hmmm, I'd say that’s because the English is not what it should be!02br
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00 I am guessing that they wanted to use the passive form:02br
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00She 01b00was made02b00 to come in quietly just now02br
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00She 01b00was asked02b00 to come in quietly just now02br
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1i00Hi,02i02br
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00She was 01font00had02font00 to come in quietly just now.02br
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00I don't understand the word "had" here.01i00 'Was had' is wrong. You need to remove 'was' - eg02i02br
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01i00She 01b00had02b00 to come i

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