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Grammar

Have Had Has

Can you tell me (the rules) when to use the following in a sentence as I got confused and the grammer book that I refer to fail to explain the rules.

Have: I "have eaten" my dinner.
Has: She "has eaten" her dinner.
Had: She "had eaten" her dinner
Has had/ have had: She "has had" many years of experience.

I'll be most grateful if you can give me some examples and the rules governing the use of the above.
  

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Hi, here's some explanations and examples: Here is a more comprehensive thread on the subject I have eaten my dinner = I ate my dinner just now. She has eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner just now (recently) She had eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner (in the past) She has had many years of experience = She has been doing it for a long time. I have had many years of experience = I have been doing this for a long time.

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  • Hi, here's some explanations and examples: Here is a more comprehensive thread on the subject I have eaten my dinner = I ate my dinner just now.
  • She has eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner just now (recently) She had eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner (in the past) She has had many years of experience = She has been doing it for a long time.
  • I have had many years of experience = I have been doing this for a long time.
  • I have had no sleep = I got no sleep!
  • I has had no sleep is WRONG!
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Hi, here's some explanations and examples: 

Here is a more comprehensive thread on the subject
I have eaten my dinner = I ate my dinner just now. 
She has eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner just now (recently) 
She had eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner
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"She had eaten her dinner = She ate her dinner (in the past)" -

Can you please explain why some grammar book said the use of "had eaten" is use to describe one action completed in the past before another action?

I "She has had many years of experience = She has been doing it for a long time. " -

Is it correct or is it the same as " She had many years of experience
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Young, I suggest you sign in! I don't quite get your question!

There is a difference, its about something "you had (in the past)" and something "you have (now)"

"She had many years of experience" = She had - but doesn't NECESSARILY have now - many years of experience

"She has many years of experience" = She has - Now (and in the past - due to the word experienc
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we had never intended to kill salvador
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Any particular reason you're adding to threads that were finished more than three years ago?! Emotion: smile
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please explain

i had sleep ? is it correct ?
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Hi,

had sleep ? is it correct ? No, you need to say 'I had a sleep' or 'I slept'.

Best wishes, Clive
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00I had a sleep. = is correct, right? what about.... I have a sleep? is it still right?0-
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0If you have already slept then only 'I had a sleep' is correct.02br
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00If you are going to sleep in the future then only 'I am going to have a sleep' is correct.02br
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00If you are asleep in the present - then you can't talk!050010id2
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Since "have" is in the present tense, "I have a sleep" would mean that you have sleep right now at this very moment. It is unlikely that you could consciously say that if you were sleeping at that same moment.
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