15 There's no special magic with " had had ", they don't really go together as a pair anymore than " had wanted " go together. So don't worry so much about how to use " had had " as a unit of grammar, …

Feb 12, 2014 · It is used to describe experiences one has had in the past (and that hence influence the experience with which you speak today), changes over time, uncompleted actions, and things that …

For example, what is the difference between the following two sentences: I had a bad day I had had a bad day

Apr 25, 2023 · The man that willed me all he had had had had my name on his will since I was born. My mind is broke trying to figure it out.

Nov 10, 2010 · I have come across a few sentences that contain "have had". I would like to know in what kind of situations we should use this combination.

Being a non native speaker of English I am not sure about the usage of had. In my academics I have learned that had is only used to show that something happened prior to some event in the past …

How "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" is Correct Sentence? Can anyone explain?

Positive: I had someone, and s/he had me; I was had. To have someone, in an indefinite sentence like this, means to be involved romantically with someone. "I once had a girl - or should I say, she once …

The past perfect form of have is had had (had + past participle form of have). The past perfect tense is used when we are talking about the past and want to refer back to an earlier past time.

I had so many interruptions this morning that I did scarcely any work. And, if you were referring to events that took place after the interruptions or that might have taken place if you had remained …