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The words ‘have’ and ‘had’?
They can both be used for past tense… so when do you use ‘have’ and when do you use ‘had’?
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Have is used more as a present tense ‘Do you have the time?’ or ‘Have you got all the ingredients?’.
Had is more of a past tense ‘He had no time to turn and avoid the crash.’ ‘I had enough to eat.’ (or I have had enough to eat).
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Use “have” when you refer to continuous action in the past, or habitual action with an indefinite time in mind. Use “had” when referring to a point in time, or a definite period of time after which the action ceased.
Have eaten——-imperfect past:
We have eaten (——————–) chicken many times.
We have already eaten chicken (————-). (Time not important.)
Had eaten——–preterit past:
We had eaten (—————X) chicken (but we were finished eating) by the time John arrived (X).
We had already eaten chicken (————-X). (Time, although not stated, is important in the mind of the speaker.)
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“I have” “They have” “He/she had” It has….
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