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Anon f8r Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Mrs Smith was disappointed to see the TV set she had had repaired went wrong again.

Should it be 'had repaired' or 'had had repaired'? If both are ok, what is the difference?
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It's "had had" unless she repaired it herself.

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It's "had had" unless she repaired it herself.
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Thank you, enoon.

If she repaired it herself, what is the tense of the sentence?
What is the difference between 'had had repaired' and 'had repaired' in terms of tense and everything?
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HongkieIf she repaired it herself, what is the tense of the sentence?
It's past perfect in both cases. It has to be, because she was disappointed after the repair was made. The problem lies with the way "have" goes with "repair". We have things repaired, meaning we pay other people to repair them. In the same way, we have work done, we have a dog spayed, we ha
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