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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The usage of 'had'
What happens when I use 'had' ?
Like,
She told him she couldnt make it
and
She had told him she couldn't make it.
Also,
He left the office 5 minutes ago and He had left the office 5 minutes ago.
Like,
She told him she couldnt make it
and
She had told him she couldn't make it.
Also,
He left the office 5 minutes ago and He had left the office 5 minutes ago.
Top answer
You are referring to the Past Perfect. We can think of the Past Perfect as "the past of the pas". When you report the past simple and the present perfect, the report will be in the past perfect for both tenses.
- You are referring to the Past Perfect.
- We can think of the Past Perfect as "the past of the pas".
- When you report the past simple and the present perfect, the report will be in the past perfect for both tenses.
- And when we are already talking about the past and we want to talk about something that happened earlier, we use the past perfect to make the time clear: - When I arrived he had left the office 5 minutes before.
- <--- This means that he had already gone; he left before I arrived at the office.
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You are referring to the Past Perfect. We can think of the Past Perfect as "the past of the pas". When you report the past simple and the present perfect, the report will be in the past perfect for both tenses.
And when we are already talking about the past and we want to talk about something that happened earlier, we use the past perfect to make the time clear:
- When I arrived he h
And when we are already talking about the past and we want to talk about something that happened earlier, we use the past perfect to make the time clear:
- When I arrived he h
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