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Is it proper English to say have had?
Remember that have is a helping verb, and had is the past participle. That’s why it’s correct to use the verb have two times in one sentence.
Is it wrong to say have had?
You use past tense for something that occurred in a known time in the past, which is not the case here. The second one, with “have had,” which is correct, is in the present perfect tense, which describes an event that has occurred in an undefined time in the past and is still relevant now.
Is it if I have or if I had?
When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done).
Have Have vs have had?
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.
Have used had used?
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.
What is the difference between ‘has had’ and ‘had had’ in English?
both ‘has had’ and ‘have had’ denote present perfect tense (linking the past and the present actions) while ‘had had’ denotes past perfect tense (connecting two actions in the past itself).
How to use ‘had had’ and ‘had wanted’ in the past perfect?
There’s no special magic with “had had”, they don’t really go together as a pair anymore than “had wanted” go together. So don’t worry so much about how to use “had had” as a unit of grammar, they will come together naturally when you want to express the verb ‘to have’ in the past perfect.
How do you use the verb has in English?
We typically use has/have as a main verb with an object to talk about common actions. There are lots of things that we have in English, meaning that we enjoy or experience them. For instance, we can: have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper/a bite to eat/a light meal.
When do you use he or she in a sentence?
Whenever you use “he or she” you are using the third person singular so you would have to use has or had in those cases. She has been working for that company for 2 years. He has been studying English for a year. As for the other examples you could have to use has. She has a wallet. He has a car. When do we use have?