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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Had vs had had
Hi,
Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings?
Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’?
1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara.
2. Then I recounted a conversation I had with Barbara.
Thanks,
MG.
Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings?
Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’?
1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara.
2. Then I recounted a conversation I had with Barbara.
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
The first sentence is incorrect. You don't need the double "had".
- The first sentence is incorrect.
- You don't need the double "had".
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The first sentence is incorrect. You don't need the double "had".
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It's not incorrect; you can argue that it's not necessary, since you can only recount a conversation that has taken place already, and therefore there is no need to mark the order of events with the past perfect.
However, I'd probably use it here, but contracted: ... a conversation I'd had with Barbara.
However, I'd probably use it here, but contracted: ... a conversation I'd had with Barbara.
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Hi,
Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings?
Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’?
1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara.
2. Then I recounted a conversation I had with Barbara.
In #1, the Past perfect 'had had' stresses that the conversa
Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings?
Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’?
1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara.
2. Then I recounted a conversation I had with Barbara.
In #1, the Past perfect 'had had' stresses that the conversa
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