James scored better because he used the right verb: had had, instead of just had. The sentence is not unlike the famous Buffalo sentence; it's a contrived example to show how many times a …
I have had letters delivered to me in the last week. The first (marked with an asterisk) is incorrect because it defines a specific time, and the form does not work with a specific time. It …
I had used cocaine. With my reference point at a time in the past, by that point, cocaine was already taken by me. Better example: By the time I met my girlfriend, I had used cocaine. So …
1. You have to use "had had" if something has been done long back, not recently. But if something has been done recently, then you can use "have had" or "has had" depending on the …
The well had been producing clean water. The well was producing clean water. The first sentence implies that the well still is producing water, but it's no longer clean for some …
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