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Where do we use was and had?
HAD is used to indicate possession. WAS is used to indicate an occurrence in the past. For example – I had ten dollars in my pocket. Which means I was in possession of ten dollars.
Do we use had with did?
Yes we can use both of them in a sentence. As you know had is the past participle form and did is the simple past. So normally had is used in past perfect or continious.
Did use in sentences?
We can make sentences with did however Did is often used to make questions in the simple past….Collocations with Did.
| Do right | I dId something right |
|---|---|
| Do homework | She did her homework |
| Do business | We did business |
| Do dishes | They did the dishes |
| Do the laundry | I did the laundry |
Was past tense examples?
Was is a past tense indicative form of be, meaning “to exist or live,” and is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he/she/it)….Examples of was in a sentence
- I was sick last night.
- He had an amazing imagination when he was a child.
- We turned down the music because it was too loud.
Can I use did with past tense?
The auxiliary verb (did) is marked for past tense, but the main verb is not. However, in a sentence about the past without an auxiliary verb, the main verb does need to be in the past tense form, as in this sentence: He ate a whole pizza.
When to use has, had and have?
What is the difference between Had and Have? Have is a present form of the verb ‘to have’ while had is the past form. As an auxiliary verb, have is used in the case of present perfect tense. On the other hand, the auxiliary verb had is used in the case of past perfect tense. Have is used with only plural nouns and pronouns. Had is used with both singular and plural nouns and pronouns.
When do you use have vs had?
The short answer when comparing has vs. have is that has is used with the third person singular. Have is used with the first and second person singular and plural and the third person plural. If this sounds a bit confusing, or you don’t quite remember what differentiates the first, second, and third person, don’t worry.
When do you use ‘had had’ in English?
We use had had in the past perfect when the main verb is also “have”: Last weekend I just wanted to relax because I had had a busy week. The director told me he had had a meeting with the president. We had had some trouble with our washing machine, so we called a repairman. She woke up screaming because she had had a bad dream.
Did vs done grammar?
If something was done in the past at some point of time, you use did as a simple past tense. On the other hand, done is used for something that was performed just before the present but that could not extend into the present. The tense in which done is used is present perfect. The difference between did and done is this simple.