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When to use did and had done?
New Member. “Had done” is past perfect and is not common in English, only in specific cases. I think this is one of them. “Did” is simple past and is used more commonly.
Has done and had done?
Have done is the present perfect form of the verb do. Had done is the past perfect form of the verb do. Both of the verb constructions are made with a helping verb and past participle of the given verb. Had done is used to speak about an action that was completed a long time ago in the past.
Has done or had done or did?
Has done is present perfect, and used without a past tense reference of the past; did is past simple and used with a past tense reference.
Had done or had been done?
3 Answers. Have done — Have done is a present perfect tense, generally it is used when the action is completed recently/just now. Had done– Had done is a past perfect tense, generally refers to something which happened earlier in the past, before another action also occured in the past.
What he had done or what he has done?
Note that the simple present of “to have,” third person singular, is “has.” He has done his homework. The “done” remains in the base form, and does not change. “Had” is simple past, and does not change for person or number: He had done his homework, so he was allowed to go to the movies.
What is the difference between I have done and I have been done?
“have been done” is passive plural: My reports have been done. (I specify plural because in the singular it would be has: My report has been done.) “have done” is the active pluperfect (or “past perfect,” meaning an action fully completed in the past): I have done my reports.
What is the difference between “did” and “have done”?
The difference between “did” and “have done” is one of “aspect.”. Both words are forms of the verb “do.” Like all verbs, “do” has several forms, and these forms are used in different grammatical constructions.
How do you use have something done in a sentence?
We can use “have something done” to say that something bad was done to somebody by another person. Jeremy had his wallet stolen. His wallet was stolen. Claude has his nose broken when he was playing volleyball. His nose was broken. The company had its equipment confiscated.
What is the difference between had he and if he had?
The inversion choice (“had he” rather than “if he had”) presented in your original workbook is of a higher register than the uninverted version. That makes a difference, too. Inversion of this type is far more common in crafted literature or formal oratory than in casual, spontaneous speech.
When to use “did I do something wrong”?
You have to use “Did I do something wrong” when it’s followed by a subordinate clause. Did I do something wrong when I agreed to ship the package next day. – CORRECT Have I done something wrong when I agreed to…. – WRONG Have I done ….. is the present perfect. We use the simple past for something that is finished.