had had

"had had" is the past perfect tense of "have". The past perfect is used to go further back in time, relative to an event that is already in the past. "I had had one of those" is correct when used in a context in which the past perfect is appropriate.

My friend was drinking a Tequila Sunrise. I had had one of those the previous evening ...

You use has had or have had when talking about an event that have taken place recently.

E.g. she has had enough of him (she does not want anything to do with him ever again).

You use had had when talking about a past event.

E.g. she had had enough of him (at that point in time she did not want anything to do with him ever again).

I hope the next example helps

Miriam MozruiYou use had had when talking about a past event.

That can be a little misleading. We normally use the past simple or progressive to talk about past events unless there is a reason to use the past perfect. GPY's explanation is good.

Miriam MozruiE.g. she had had enough of him (at that point in time she did not want anything

Anonymoushad had

Compare with had taken. take - took - taken

had is the auxiliary. taken is the past participle of take. had + taken = had taken.

Now do the same for had had. have - had - had

had is the auxiliary. had is the past participle of have. h