How to use "had"

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Olivia and Eric had sit/sat for exam last week???Is there anyone can tell me which is correct?sit or sat?Thanks in advance~~~

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,
Olivia and Eric had sit/sat for exam last week???
Is there anyone can tell me which is correct?sit or sat?

You need an article, eg 'for an exam'.

Olivia and Eric sat for an exam last week. This is Simple Past tense. If you just want to tell us a simple fact about last week, use this tense.

Olivia and Eric had sat for an exam last week. This is Past Perfect tense. If you want to tell us about one event in the past before some other event or time in the past, you can use this tense. I don't think you want to do this here.

'Sit for an exam' is a British idiom. It is not commonly said in American English.

Clive

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