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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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'had had'
He had had .....
When I reading novels, I often find such sentence.
what's the difference between ..'He had' and 'he had had' ..'he had been'
When I reading novels, I often find such sentence.
what's the difference between ..'He had' and 'he had had' ..'he had been'
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He had is simple past -- a single past event: He had a headache yesterday . He had had and he had been are past perfect verb forms, relating to another past event: He had had a headache and had been in a grouchy mood ever since the World Cup games started, preempting the MLB games .
- He had is simple past -- a single past event: He had a headache yesterday .
- He had had and he had been are past perfect verb forms, relating to another past event: He had had a headache and had been in a grouchy mood ever since the World Cup games started, preempting the MLB games .
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He had is simple past-- a single past event: He had a headache yesterday.
He had had and he had been are past perfect verb forms, relating to another past event: He had had a headache and had been in a grouchy mood ever since the World Cup games started, preempting the MLB games.
He had had and he had been are past perfect verb forms, relating to another past event: He had had a headache and had been in a grouchy mood ever since the World Cup games started, preempting the MLB games.
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