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Hasibul Alam Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

What is the purpose of two "had" here?

Katy had had no boyfriends and no particular crushes.
  

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had had is the Past Perfect tense. eg She had cooked dinner. eg She had done her homework eg She had had a boyfriend.

  • had had is the Past Perfect tense.
  • eg She had cooked dinner.
  • eg She had done her homework eg She had had a boyfriend.
  • It refers to things that happened prior to some point in the past.
  • Have you studied Past Perfect yet?
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had had is the Past Perfect tense.

eg She had cooked dinner.

eg She had done her homework

eg She had had a boyfriend.

It refers to things that happened prior to some point in the past.

Have you studied Past Perfect yet?

Clive

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