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, …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

May 15, 2016 · The second one doesn't technically make it clear that you had eaten the chocolates before dinner, but then again it's really the only possible meaning in that context so the two …

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?

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 …

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 …