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 …

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

Feb 10, 2020 · 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.

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?

过去 完成进行时：By the time my girlfriend show ed up, I had been working non-stop on this stupid paper for 24 hours! 到女友进门那一刻，我 !@#$%^&* 已经跟这该死的 paper 连续搏斗 …

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 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.

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 …

Nov 28, 2018 · They're both correct. If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that …

Apr 19, 2014 · Had/has/have been is usually used for something that was done in the past and still applies (multiple events). Was/were usually applies to something done in the past that no …