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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Use of past perfect
I need to know the meaning of the past perfect in this sentence "Francis had had enough pizza"
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anonymous Francis had had enough pizza. ~ Francis had eaten enough pizza. ) The past perfect is a dependent tense.
- anonymous Francis had had enough pizza.
- ~ Francis had eaten enough pizza.
- ) The past perfect is a dependent tense.
- Without the context showing the anchor situation in the past, it's not possible to say more about what it means.
- For more on the past perfect, see CJ
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anonymousFrancis had had enough pizza.
~ Francis had eaten enough pizza.
(He didn't want to eat any more pizza.)
The past perfect is a dependent tense. Without the context showing the anchor situation in the past, it's not possible to say more about what it means.
For more on the past perfect, see
CJ
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