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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
have or had?
where I can use have or had.
did you have your breakfast?
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did you had your breakfast?
which sentence is the correct one and also explain in which situation I can use have or had..?
did you have your breakfast?
or
did you had your breakfast?
which sentence is the correct one and also explain in which situation I can use have or had..?
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Did you have your breakfast? Only do , the verb of the main clause, is inflected for tense. Have your breakfast is a bare infinitival (non-finite) complement.
- Did you have your breakfast?
- Only do , the verb of the main clause, is inflected for tense.
- Have your breakfast is a bare infinitival (non-finite) complement.
- In Yes, I had my breakfast , had carries the past tense inflection because it is the main verb.
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Did you have your breakfast?
Only do, the verb of the main clause, is inflected for tense. Have your breakfast is a bare infinitival (non-finite) complement.
In Yes, I had my breakfast, had carries the past tense inflection because it is the main verb.
Only do, the verb of the main clause, is inflected for tense. Have your breakfast is a bare infinitival (non-finite) complement.
In Yes, I had my breakfast, had carries the past tense inflection because it is the main verb.
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