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Can we use had with already?

Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after ‘have’, ‘has’, or ‘had’, or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. They had already voted for him at the first ballot.

Should I use had or have?

In the present perfect, the auxiliary verb is always have (for I, you, we, they) or has (for he, she, it). In the past perfect, the auxiliary verb is always had. We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also “have”: She has had three children in the past five years.

What tense should I use after the word already?

Present Perfect Tense
Already means that something happened earlier than we expected. With Present Perfect already usually goes after have or has and before the main verb. Examples – We’ve already had our breakfast.

Have already had meaning?

So if I say. I already have had coffee – it means I have one at the moment I’m speaking (past perfect tense) I have already had one – it means in a recent past I had coffee. ( past simple tense)

How do you use already correctly?

Already used with the present perfect means ‘before now’. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected. I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before payday. He wanted to see Sudden Risk but I’ve already seen it.

When to use had have and has in a sentence?

Specific forms of the verbs are used to denote the various timelines when the event has occurred. They include past, present and future tense. But when it comes to using had, have and has we all get stuck. Today, let’s learn when to use had, have and has. In present tense, when there is I, you, we and they in a sentence, we use have.

Did Prince Harry make arrangements to be away for official opening?

“I had already made arrangements to be away before the date for the official opening had been made and I had taken steps to inform the representatives of the royal family that I would be away during this week,” he added.

What is the difference between ‘has’ and ‘he she it’?

Whereas when there is he, she, it, proper name and title in a sentence, we use has. He, she, it are singular so we use has. – He has a big car. – She has a cat. – It has got new features. – Rahul has many friends. – “Bheegi Bhilli”, a famous show, has attracted a lot of attention these days. Past tense is used to describe a completed action.