To had ? . . .
" The sixties was a party had by someone else . . .
was a party had by everyone you knew. "
What is that form of " HAD " ?
Is it not the past time of the verb HAVE ?
It is here used as a verb . . .
I read it in a CD booklet !
Thanks,
Jean1938
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jean1938 What is that form of " HAD " ? past participle jean1938 Is it not the past time of the verb HAVE ? No.
- jean1938 What is that form of " HAD " ?
- past participle jean1938 Is it not the past time of the verb HAVE ?
- No.
- It's the past participle used with (implicit) auxiliary be to form the passive voice.
- party (which was) had by ...
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jean1938What is that form of " HAD " ?
past participle
jean1938Is it not the past time of the verb HAVE ?
No. It's the past participle used with (implicit) auxiliary be to form the passive voice.
... party (which was) had by ...
CJ
0These are past-tense passive forms of the expression "have a party".
"a party (that was) had by someone else" means, in active voice, that someone else had the party.
(Cross-posted.)
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