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mountain  #453545  Sun, 16 Dec 07 01:42 AM
Sometimes when I want to ask my friend who he had for the last semester but I'm not certain which to use.

"Who did you have for *** last semester?" Should it be had instead of have? But had didn't sound right to me.
"Has he finished his homework?" Should it be have instead of has?
"Both of my orders got shipped out today" I think shipped is correct but is it?

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Yankee  #453554  Sun, 16 Dec 07 02:50 AM
 Mountain wrote:
Sometimes when I want to ask my friend who he had for the last semester but I'm not certain which to use.

"Who did you have for *** last semester?" Should it be had instead of have? No But had didn't sound right to me. Good.Smile [:)] The word did is the word that establishes the simple past tense in this direct question.  To ask a direct question in the simple past tense, you use did and the infinitive (have).

"Has he finished his homework?" Should it be have instead of has? No, has is correct.  This is the present perfect tense.  You need has and the past participle (finished) in the third person singular.

"Both of my orders got shipped out today" I think shipped is correct but is it?  Shipped is fine.  You could also say "Both of my orders were shipped out today.
"Were shipped" is the simple past tense in the passive voice.
  
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mountain  #453555  Sun, 16 Dec 07 03:01 AM
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