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Shubhi Arora Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Had/Had Been?

Hi friends,Am newbie. I was wondering,when do we use Had and Had been? I don't know grammatically but i use it in sentences when i speak out.

So, I need to know that where do we use it? Because Topic- "Errors" gonna come to my exam and i hope EF Members would help me.
  

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Shubhi Arora When do we use "Had" and "Had been"? "had" 1. As an auxiliary verb to form past perfect simple (had + 3rd form of a verb as in The train had (already) left before we reached the station ) or past perfect continuous (had + been + the -ing form of a verb as in "I had been waiting for her for more than an hour when she came.

— Laborious

  • Shubhi Arora When do we use "Had" and "Had been"?
  • "had" 1.
  • As an auxiliary verb to form past perfect simple (had + 3rd form of a verb as in The train had (already) left before we reached the station ) or past perfect continuous (had + been + the -ing form of a verb as in "I had been waiting for her for more than an hour when she came.
  • " ) 2.
  • Had can also be used as a main verb as in "I had a glass of milk-shake for breakfast this morning" [The main verb is 'had'.
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Shubhi AroraWhen do we use "Had" and "Had been"?


"had"

1. As an auxiliary verb to form past perfect simple (had + 3rd form of a verb as in The train had (already) left before we reached the station) or past perfect continuous (had + been + the -ing form of a
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Thank you bro for making me understand. Please contact me at Email Removed because i want to ask more and if possible, i want to talk to you in english on video/audio call so that i can improve my english.
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Shubhi Auror, members are happy to give up some of their free time to help others in the public forum. Most of us do not have the time or desire to offer individual help. If you want that, you must be prepared to pay for someone to give you private lessons.
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Shubhi AroraThank you bro for making me understand
Mention not, please. That's what this forum is for.
Shubhi Arorai want to talk to you in english on video/audio call so that i can improve my english.
SA, you would learn much more if you asked things here rather than asking them individually. Ask anything, related to Engli
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LaboriousMention not, please.
I would never have recognized this as the Indian English version of "Don't mention it," if I hadn't just heard it yesterday while watching an Indian film.
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khoffI would never have recognized this as the Indian English version of "Don't mention it," if I hadn't just heard it yesterday while watching an Indian film.
Ma'am, actually we say both 'Mention not' and 'Don't mention it' in response to 'thanks' or 'thank you' without making any distinction between them.
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Laborious khoffI would never have recognized this as the Indian English version of "Don't mention it," if I hadn't just heard it yesterday while watching an Indian film.Ma'am, actually we say both 'Mention not' and 'Don't mention it' in response to 'thanks' or 'thank you' without making any distinction between them.
But forum members should use American or Bri
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tamguatlayBut forum members should use American or British English,
Oh, dear—no, not at all! We are here to learn about acceptable grammar and vocabulary in allEnglishes.
tamguatlayotherwise there will be a few varieties of English.
And how wonderful that is!
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Mister Micawber We are here to learn about acceptable grammar and vocabulary in all Englishes.
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Mister Micawber tamguatlayBut forum members should use American or British English,Oh, dear—no, not at all! We are here to learn about acceptable grammar and vocabulary in allEnglishes.tamguatlayotherwise there will be a few varieties of English.And how wonderful.

All along I believe only American English and British English are to be used.
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