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Amrutav Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Has had & had had

Hi

I am used to basic English grammer. I am not sure where and how to use ' Has had ' and ' Had had' in sentences.

Please explain and forward any websites in available.

Regards
Ama
  

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Hi. "Has had" is in the present perfect tense. It refers to something that started in the past and takes place up until the present time.

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  • Hi.
  • "Has had" is in the present perfect tense.
  • It refers to something that started in the past and takes place up until the present time.
  • For example, the boy has had some English classses over the past two years.
  • He still has some.
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Hi. "Has had" is in the present perfect tense. It refers to something that started in the past and takes place up until the present time. For example, the boy has had some English classses over the past two years. He still has some.

"Had had" is in the past perfect tense, and it refers to something in the past that took place before something else that happened in the past. You can think
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These both indicate past times, but has had indicates more recent past than had had.

Sally has had the flu for a week.

She had had it last year, but still did not take the shot.

Billy has had good luck at the races this year.

He had had good years before, but none as lucrative as this year.

My grandmother has had her roof replaced.

She had had
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