In which tense had had is used?
The past perfect form of have is had had (had + past participle form of have). The past perfect tense is used when we are talking about the past and want to refer back to an earlier past time.
HAS is used for past tense?
The verb “have” is also used as an auxiliary verb (or you can call it a “helping verb”) when making the present perfect tense. You will learn more about this in Lesson Three. He has finished his beer….have – present and past tense.
| Present Tense | |
|---|---|
| I have | We have |
| You have | You have |
| He has | |
| She has | They have |
What is the difference between had, has 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 to use have or has?
speaking in the first person ( I, we)
Is has had correct grammar?
So, yes. “Had had” is correct. Even “had had had had had had had had had had had” can be correct given a convoluted enough scenario and a little punctuation. But “had had” does sound a little weird, so much of the time you’re probably better off writing around it.
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.