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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
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How long after you had had the surgery...

Hi

Which one of these sounds better?

How long after you had had the surgery, did it start to hurt again?

How long after you had had the surgery, it started to hurt again?

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

The second sentence is ungrammatical. The first is grammatical, but the double "had" sounds a little awkward. In the US you might say simply: How long after you had the surgery did it start to hurt again?

— Anonymous

  • The second sentence is ungrammatical.
  • The first is grammatical, but the double "had" sounds a little awkward.
  • In the US you might say simply: How long after you had the surgery did it start to hurt again?
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The second sentence is ungrammatical. The first is grammatical, but the double "had" sounds a little awkward. In the US you might say simply:

How long after you had the surgery did it start to hurt again?
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