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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
use of "had"
is it correct to use had when it is followed by another past tense verb? For example "that is the forth race I had participated in". I think it is best to omit had and just say "I participated in" but there is some disagreement in my work group.
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Interesting question. If you're calling "participated" past tense in your original example, that may be part of your problem. It's really the past participle, and "had" is an auxilliary, or helping verb.
- Interesting question.
- If you're calling "participated" past tense in your original example, that may be part of your problem.
- It's really the past participle, and "had" is an auxilliary, or helping verb.
- "Had participated" is past perfect tense.
- " This would work in certain contexts, but it's unusual.
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Interesting question.
If you're calling "participated" past tense in your original example, that may be part of your problem.
It's really the past participle, and "had" is an auxilliary, or helping verb.
"Had participated" is past perfect tense.
If you're calling "participated" past tense in your original example, that may be part of your problem.
It's really the past participle, and "had" is an auxilliary, or helping verb.
"Had participated" is past perfect tense.
AnonymousThat is the forth race I had participated in."This would work in certain contexts, but
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AnonymousI think it is best to omit had and just say "I participated in"Yes, that's fine. You don't need 'had'. It's not wrong, but you don't need it.
CJ
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