Sage-Tips

Can we say had used to?

Therefore it would not have seemed odd to say “had used to” or “were used to”. However, I think this would be generally now be considered obsolete, along with “uses to”, “using to”, etc., now that it is only used in one tense.

When to used has had 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”: I’m not feeling well.

Is had used for past?

The past perfect is used when two events happened in the past, with one past action having occurred even before the other past action. To form the past perfect, use had and the past participle of a verb in one part of the sentence. Often, the regular past tense is used in the other part of the sentence.

Is it okay to use had had in a sentence?

It is correct, though it too might seem a bit awkward. To understand “had had,” we need to take a look at the present perfect and past perfect tenses. Take this sentence: “I have had too many chocolates today.” That sentence is in the present perfect tense. First was eating chocolates; second was trying to eat dinner.

What is the difference between had to and used to?

The difference between these phrases is that used to is a modal verb and had is only in simple past. These means that the action was in the past but only for once.

What tense is used in had?

past perfect tense
To form the past perfect tense you use the past tense of the verb “to have,” which is had, and add it to the past participle of the main verb. For example: subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense.

Have had VS had had?

You have to use “had had” if something has been done long back, not recently. But if something has been done recently, then you can use “have had” or “has had” depending on the pronoun. For example, I have had a good lunch this afternoon.

What are the rules of had?

The formula for the past perfect tense is had + [past participle]. It doesn’t matter if the subject is singular or plural; the formula doesn’t change.