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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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He'd had to bury his pain over the years.

"He'd had to bury his pain over the years."

If in the sentence above "He'd" is short for "He would"?
  

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No. He would had i s not possible. It's had, forming the past perfect he had had to ...

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No. He would had is not possible. It's had, forming the past perfect he had had to ...
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Anonymous"He'd" is short for "He would"?
No. "had".

'd + plain form? Then 'd = would. would have; would take; would see; would do; ...
'd + past participle? Then 'd = had. had had; had taken; had seen; had done; ...

Question word + 'd? Then 'd = did. (Only used to transcribe cas
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