Have gone and had gone

Hi,

can anyone tell me the difference between 'have gone through' and had gone through???

Let's first consider a simpler and more concrete example.

Do yoiu know the difference between these sentences?



Mary has cooked dinner.



Mary had cooked dinner.



If you are OK with these, we can go on

hi,
thanks for ur reply..
ermm.. I think has cooked means present and had cooked refers to the past.
if you don't mind, can u explain more.
sorry my english is'nt so fluent.
and I'm working on it..
tq.

Anonymouscan Can anyone tell me the difference between 'have gone through' and had gone through???

In the first one, with have, the action continues to the present moment. In the second one, with had, the action continues to a moment in the past.

I have gone through all these ro

ohh..
thanks for ur help..

Hi,



Think of it this way, to get the general idea.



- Mary has cooked dinner. It's on the table. Come and eat it right now.





- The house burned down. Mary had cooked dinner. So the dinner burned with the house.



Please ask again if these examples are not clear.



Clive

Thank u Clive.

I am also learning English and i was very confused with has and had, your example clear my confusion.

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