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Bookmark or Share- When do we use “had had” and “have had”? [duplicate]They have eaten breakfast. She has never played football. He does not eat breakfast. However, the verb have is also often used as a proper verb (as opposed to being an auxiliary verb) in place of proper verbs such as eat or partake. I am eating breakfast. I have eaten breakfast. She has never indulged in sex by the time of her 18th birthday, today.
- What type of words are 'the, a, of' etc grouped as?They are sometimes hard to define because we use them so often without thinking about what they mean! But an article is simply a word that is used to describe what kind of noun is being described. It can be a definite (specific) noun "Throw the ball, the one in your hand." or an indefinite (non-specific) noun "Throw a ball, any ball will do."
- What is the difference between "thee" and "thou"?Before they all merged into the catch-all form you, English second person pronouns distinguished between nominative and objective, as well as between singular and plural (or formal): thou - singular informal, subject (Thou art here. = You are here.) thee - singular informal, object (He gave it to thee.) ye - plural or formal, subject
- grammar - "Is there" versus "Are there" - English Language & Usage ...They are always singular, though. Each is often followed by a prepositional phrase ending in a plural word (Each of the cars), thus confusing the verb choice. Each, too, is always singular and requires a singular verb.
- When is it necessary to use "have had"?For the bit of logic, we can think about a time frame. I HAVE a book. (I close my time frame on the Present. I consider the Present.)
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