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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Had Vs Had had

May I know which of the following two sentences is correct ?


1. I refer to our short conversation that we had earlier regarding the boy.

2. I refer to our short conversation that we had had earlier regarding the boy.


Thank you very much for your help.

  

Top answer

I refer to our short conversation that we had earlier regarding the boy. This is fine. Past perfect "had had" in 2 is not proper in the context.

— Vsuresh

  • I refer to our short conversation that we had earlier regarding the boy.
  • This is fine.
  • Past perfect "had had" in 2 is not proper in the context.
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I refer to our short conversation that we had earlier regarding the boy.

This is fine.


Past perfect "had had" in 2 is not proper in the context.

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