example:
has done
had done
2007-06-13 01:10:15 · 2 answers · asked by high-lighter 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Has done is used like a simple past tense.. It's used for one completed action or one action perceived as completed. You can say, "I've (I have) done this before." or "I did this before." Had done, however, is called the "pluperfect" tense. It's used to express the FIRST of two actions. An example would be: "When I arrived at my house, I discovered that someone had broken in." In other words, the first action was the breaking into the house and the second action was your arrival.
2007-06-13 02:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe one is progressive and one is past tense.
"He has done the same thing many, many times." You're talking to someone about a matter that both has happened and may continue to happen.
""He had done the same thing many, many times." Here, the entire "doing the same thing" matter is something that happened in the past. You are conveying that it is "over" or a matter of history.
2007-06-13 08:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by cnsdubie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋