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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Using 'Had' in a Sentence
Hi,
I know we use 'had' to describe a past event that happened before another past event.
"John had lived in England for six years before his company transferred him to Canada."
However, I have read many articles on the popular websites where writers used "had" although there was no case of describing a past event before a past event.
"Michelle had asked her friends to come over."
Can you please explain me when I need to use "had" + past participle in addition to using it to write a sentence in past perfect tense.
I know we use 'had' to describe a past event that happened before another past event.
"John had lived in England for six years before his company transferred him to Canada."
However, I have read many articles on the popular websites where writers used "had" although there was no case of describing a past event before a past event.
"Michelle had asked her friends to come over."
Can you please explain me when I need to use "had" + past participle in addition to using it to write a sentence in past perfect tense.
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Anonymous when I need to use "had" + past participle in addition to Had + past participle is the past perfect tense. Anonymous However, I have read many articles on the popular websites where writers used "had" although there was no case of describing a past event before a past event. Can you give some references?
- Anonymous when I need to use "had" + past participle in addition to Had + past participle is the past perfect tense.
- Anonymous However, I have read many articles on the popular websites where writers used "had" although there was no case of describing a past event before a past event.
- Can you give some references?
- Usually past perfect is used in narratives where there are some events that happen earlier than others.
- The past perfect makes the time sequences clearer.
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Anonymouswhen I need to use "had" + past participle in addition toHad + past participleis the past perfect tense.
AnonymousHowever, I have read many articles on the popular websites where writers used "had" although there was no case of describing a past event before a past event.Can you give some references?
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AnonymousCan you please explain me when I need to use "had" + past participle"had" + past participle is called the past perfect tense. See the following links for more on the use of the past perfect.
CJ
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