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1. Well, "had" is the past tense of the verb "have", but I think you're asking specifically about its use as an auxiliary to form the past perfect tense of other verbs: I played -- simple past tense I have played -- present perfect tense I had played -- past perfect (or...

Hi, if I'm not mistaken, "seen" and "done" are past participles, "have seen" and "have done" are verbs in the present perfect tense, and in those verbs "have" is an auxiliary verb. Also, "saw" and "ate" are verbs in the simple past tense. When you learn a new verb, you need three forms of...

Old Eladio wrote: CJ: "Past: I had to go. (had is the main verb)" "In short, only the present and past tenses require the addition of do or does (present), or did (past) before inverting" Now, if I write: "I had made a serious mistake" or "I had to do it"; are the corresponding...

Present: I have to go. (have is the main verb) Add an auxiliary verb (do) in preparation for inversion: I do have to go. Invert to form a question: Do I have to go? Present Perfect: I have had to go. (have is an auxiliary verb. had is the main verb in past participle...

Congratualtions for your explanations. There are clear and the best i've found. Vos explicatons sont les plus pédagogiques que j'ai pu trouver à ce jour et je tiens tout particulièrement à vous en rendre hommage. Gérard.Forum: New: Common English Questions and Answers - Archived PostsPosted:...

Have has many meanings as a transitive verb and two usages as a verbal auxiliary. Transitive verb: -I have a car. -He had three sons. -He had his opponent cornered. -I have a letter to write. He had a concert to conduct.

For my home grammar assignment I am to "describe the form of the verb phrases in the following sentences (:finiteness, tense, modality, aspect, voice): 1. The house had been painted a bright red before it was sold. 2. Pigeons will be nesting on the statue's head. 3. It is good to have seen them...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

TO QUOTE CALIFORNIA JIM: 'There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter...

There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter yesterday. I wrote a letter at 7...