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Witty bee 232 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Had had and had
When do we use had had and when do we only use had
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"had" is simple past tense and "had had" is past perfect tense. You can look up the tenses and how to use them in any grammar book or on the internet.
- "had" is simple past tense and "had had" is past perfect tense.
- You can look up the tenses and how to use them in any grammar book or on the internet.
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"had" is simple past tense and "had had" is past perfect tense. You can look up the tenses and how to use them in any grammar book or on the internet.
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witty bee 232 When do we use had had and when do we only use had?
had is the past of the present, i.e., from the point of view of present time.
had had is the past of the past, i.e., from the point of view of past time.
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