Want to know about had
I know about past perfect tense but when i read novels at someplaces some sentences doesn't follow it
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It seems had is used to indicate a specific time frame in the past
Is it true ?
Can i use had in a single sentence without any reference point of past to indicate something happend in specific time frame.
For example :- she had gone.
His eyes had closed
He had left the house
Etc.
Please i already know about past perfect tense i just want to know that is one can use had in a single sentence to indicate something happened in the past in a specific time frame.
Top answer
Shubham Soni Can I use had in a single sentence without any reference point of in the past to indicate something happen e d in a specific time frame ? No. You always need a reference point, either in a previous sentence or in the same sentence.
- Shubham Soni Can I use had in a single sentence without any reference point of in the past to indicate something happen e d in a specific time frame ?
- No.
- You always need a reference point, either in a previous sentence or in the same sentence.
- CJ
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Shubham SoniCan I use had in a single sentence without any reference pointofin the past to indicate something happened in a specific time frame?
No. Yo
0Shubham SoniCan I use had in a single sentence?
It is not good in a single isolated sentence. But yes, you can use the past perfect in one sentence if that sentence is part of a longer story and it refers to an event that happened previously to other events in the story.
My father died exactly one year ago. He wa
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