i sometimes get confuse on when to use those two words.
2006-09-02 10:14:28 · 23 answers · asked by gwen 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"has" is third person singular (he, she, it) form for the verb "have". "had" is past tense for "has".
2006-09-02 13:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
These are all good if you're talking about has and had as parts of the verb "have", meaning, among other things, "to possess"
But "have" is also an auxiliary verb used for the perfect and past perfect tenses:
He has gone.
He had gone.
Here the "has" is the same as the present tense form, but used as an auxiliary, it denotes a past action.
The general rule to remeber about using these two is "order of tenses". The simple perfect (has) is used for someting that happened in the past. The past perfect (had) is used when there is another action that took place in the past but at some time more recent.
He has parked the car.
He had parked the car before the rain started.
2006-09-02 16:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your sentence stating an event that is happening now or one that did happen? For a current event, "It has snowed for four days straight," it's still snowing, so you'd use "has". To state a past event, "It had snowed, but now the snow's melting," you use "had".
2006-09-02 10:20:59 · answer #3 · answered by ensign183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has is a more present tense like. He has done this. And Had is a past participle.. I have had people do things to me.
2006-09-02 10:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Message Police 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the present and past tense. He has $40, or he had $40. If he had $40 then he spent it and doesnt have it anymore.
2006-09-02 10:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jess 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Has is used for a current situation- "He has the flu." Had is used for something that happened in the past. "He had the flu last week."
2006-09-02 10:18:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has is present tense
Had is past tense
2006-09-02 10:20:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But when do you know when to say something like, "It has rained" or simply "It rained"?
2016-01-31 11:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Jerry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is past tense. Another is present tense.
2006-09-02 10:18:16 · answer #9 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How do you know when to use "has" or "had"?
i sometimes get confuse on when to use those two words.
2015-08-06 09:01:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has is present tense for third person singular. Only use it for he, she, or it. He has the water.
Had is the past tense (Called perfect tense in Latin). It's used for all persons. I had, you had, she had, we had, you all had, they had.
2006-09-02 16:18:44 · answer #11 · answered by millancad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋