How to use "HAD HAD" and "HAVE HAD" in English (easy to understand)
Summary
TLDRThis video explains the differences between 'I have had' and 'I had had' by exploring the present perfect and past perfect tenses. It highlights how 'I have had' is used to discuss experiences or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past and continue to affect the present. In contrast, 'I had had' refers to actions completed by a specific time in the past. Examples include talking about owning dogs and eating lunch. The video also emphasizes common mistakes with time references when using present perfect tense and offers recommendations for further learning.
Takeaways
- 😀 Present perfect tense uses 'have' or 'has' and the third form of the verb (e.g., 'I have eaten').
- 😄 Present perfect is used to talk about things that happened in the past without specifying when.
- 😊 Do not use specific past time expressions like 'yesterday' or 'last week' with present perfect tense.
- 😎 You can use present perfect with time periods still continuing, like 'this week' or 'today'.
- 🤔 To talk about possession in present perfect tense, use 'have had' (e.g., 'I have had four dogs').
- 😃 'I had had' is past perfect tense, used to describe something before a specific point in the past.
- 🐶 Example: 'When I was 9, I had never had a dog.' Later, 'When I was 16, I had had two dogs.'
- 🥗 Example of past perfect: 'Yesterday at 1 PM, I had already had lunch,' showing an action completed before a specific point in the past.
- 🍽 You can use another past tense action to indicate the time for past perfect (e.g., 'When Megan invited me to lunch, I had already eaten').
- 🎓 It's normal to find past perfect tense confusing, especially if you're learning it for the first time. Further learning is recommended.
Q & A
What is the present perfect tense and how is it formed?
-The present perfect tense is used to talk about actions that happened at some point in the past without specifying exactly when. It is formed using the subject, 'have' or 'has,' and the third form of the verb (past participle). For example, 'I have eaten breakfast.'
Why don't we mention specific times in the past when using the present perfect tense?
-In present perfect tense, we don't mention specific times in the past (e.g., yesterday, last week) because this tense focuses on actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past. Instead, we can refer to ongoing time periods like 'today,' 'this week,' or 'this year.'
Can you give an example of when to use 'I have had'?
-An example of 'I have had' in the present perfect tense is: 'I have had breakfast.' This implies that at some point before now, the person has eaten breakfast.
What is the difference between 'I have had' and 'I had had'?
-'I have had' is in the present perfect tense and refers to something that happened before now but at an unspecified time. 'I had had' is in the past perfect tense, which focuses on something that happened before a specific point in the past.
How is the third form of 'have' used in both 'I have had' and 'I had had'?
-The third form of 'have' is 'had.' In 'I have had,' it is used to talk about an action that happened before now in an unspecified time. In 'I had had,' it refers to something that happened before a specific past event.
Why is 'I have studied English yesterday' incorrect?
-'I have studied English yesterday' is incorrect because 'yesterday' is a finished time period, which should not be used with present perfect tense. Instead, we should use past simple, such as 'I studied English yesterday.'
What is an example of using past perfect tense?
-An example of past perfect tense is: 'Yesterday at 1pm, I had already had lunch.' This sentence refers to a completed action that occurred before a specific time in the past.
When would you use 'I had never had a dog'?
-You would use 'I had never had a dog' when referring to a specific past moment before which you had not owned a dog. For example, 'When I was nine, I had never had a dog.'
What does 'I had already eaten' imply when used in a sentence?
-'I had already eaten' implies that the speaker finished eating before a specific past moment or event. For example, 'When Megan invited me to lunch, I had already eaten.'
Why is the past perfect tense considered more complex than present perfect?
-The past perfect tense is considered more complex because it deals with two points in the past, indicating that one action happened before another. It requires understanding of both past events and how they are sequenced.
Outlines
📚 Understanding the Present Perfect Tense
This paragraph explains the use of the present perfect tense, which is formed with 'have' or 'has' followed by the third form of the verb. It's used to describe actions that occurred in the past without specifying when exactly they happened. The paragraph clarifies that while specific past times like 'yesterday' or 'last week' are not used with the present perfect, time periods that continue to the present, such as 'today', 'this week', 'this month', or 'this year', are appropriate. It also distinguishes between 'I have had', which focuses on the present, and 'I had had', which focuses on a specific point in the past. The paragraph uses the example of having dogs at different times in the speaker's life to illustrate these concepts.
🐾 The Nuance of 'I Have Had' and 'I Had Had'
The second paragraph delves into the subtle difference between 'I have had' and 'I had had'. 'I have had' is used to describe an action completed at an unspecified time before now, while 'I had had' is used to refer to an action completed before a specific point in the past. The speaker uses the example of having lunch at 1 pm on Tuesday to explain how 'I have had' is used to decline an invitation to lunch because the action of eating lunch was completed before the current time. The paragraph also suggests that if viewers are confused, they should watch more videos on the present and past perfect tenses for clarification. It concludes by thanking viewers for their attention.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Present Perfect Tense
💡Past Perfect Tense
💡Third Form of the Verb
💡Unspecified Time in the Past
💡Ongoing Time Period
💡Possession in Present Perfect
💡Specific Point in the Past
💡Action before Another Action
💡Examples of Perfect Tense Usage
💡Time References and Perfect Tense
Highlights
Present perfect tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past without specifying when they happened.
We don't use time indicators like 'yesterday', 'last week', or 'two days ago' with present perfect tense.
Present perfect tense can be used with time periods that are still ongoing, like 'today', 'this week', or 'this month'.
The structure for present perfect is 'subject + have/has + third form of the verb'.
To talk about having something in the present perfect, the third form of 'have' is 'had', forming 'I have had'.
'I have had' can mean possession or experience over a period of time, like 'I have had four dogs in my life'.
Past perfect tense ('I had had') focuses on a specific point in the past, unlike present perfect which includes the present.
'I had had' is used when talking about a past experience before another past event, like 'I had already had lunch'.
Example of using past perfect: 'Yesterday at 1pm, I had already had lunch'.
Past perfect is often used with another past tense action, like 'When Megan invited me to lunch, I had already eaten'.
The difference between 'I have had' and 'I had had' depends on the timeline—present and ongoing vs. past and completed.
'I had had' can describe experiences that happened before a specific past point, like having two dogs before getting a third.
In past perfect, the action being described happens before another past event, providing context for the sequence of events.
Present perfect is used for events that are connected to the present, while past perfect is for past events leading to other past events.
Understanding 'I have had' and 'I had had' requires grasping the differences between present perfect and past perfect tenses.
Transcripts
today we are looking at how to use I
have had and I had had I have had is
present perfect tense to make present
perfect tense we use subject have or has
and the third form of the verb for
example I have eaten breakfast or I have
taken a shower there are several reasons
why we use present perfect tense however
I'm not going to explain all of them in
this video what's important right now is
that we often use present perfect tense
to talk about things that happened in
the past without saying exactly when
they happened so when using present
perfect tense we don't usually say past
tense times we don't say yesterday
last week two days ago or an hour ago
although we don't mention Past Times
when using present perfect we can
mention the time period in which
something happened however this needs to
be a time period that is still
continuing right now such as today this
week this month or this year so we can't
say I have studied English yesterday
yesterday is finished it's not
continuing right now so we can't use it
with present perfect however you can say
I have studied this week because this
week is still continuing right now like
I said earlier to make present perfect
we use subject have or has and the third
form of the verb for example I have
eaten breakfast or I have taken a shower
so if we want to talk about having
something we need the third form of have
which is had and that is how we get I
have had and actually when talking about
breakfast we often use the verb have
instead of eat so with the previous
example about breakfast we can say I
have e eaten breakfast or I have had
breakfast those both mean the same thing
and obviously there's also the basic
meaning of have for possession
for example I have two dogs
in present perfect that would be I have
had two dogs but I have had two dogs is
not true because in my life I have had
four dogs I have two dogs right now but
I also had two other dogs when I was
younger two plus two is four so in my
life in all of the time before and
including this moment right now I have
had four dogs
from here we can look at I had had which
is past perfect tense I had had is very
similar to I have had but whereas I have
had focuses on right now I had had
focuses on a specific point in the past
let's say that I got my first dog when I
was 10 years old that means that when I
was nine I had never had a dog if we
went back in time and asked the
nine-year-old me about my dogs the
nine-year-old me would say I have never
had a dog but here right now in the
present telling you this story about the
past I need to say when I was nine I had
never had a dog then when I was 10 I got
my first dog so if we went back in time
and asked the 10 year old me about my
dogs the 10 year old me would say this
is the only dog that I have ever had but
here right now in the present telling
you this story about the past I need to
say when I was 10 I had only ever had
one dog
then when I was 16 I got another dog so
the 16 year old me would say in my life
I have had two dogs but here right now
in the present telling you this story
about the past I need to say when I was
16 I had had two dogs
when I was 21 I got another dog and just
one year ago I got one more dog so right
now I have two dogs but in total
throughout my life I have had four dogs
basically I have means right now I have
had means right now and before right now
and I had had means at and before a
specific point in the past one more
example that's really quick and simple
right now it's 1pm on Tuesday and I have
had lunch that means that I finished
eating lunch sometime before right now
so if someone invites me to have lunch
with them I will say sorry I have
already had lunch so tomorrow Wednesday
if I want to talk about this I can say
yesterday at 1pm I had already had lunch
and that is why I didn't go to lunch
with Megan I had already had lunch means
that I finished eating lunch sometime
before that specific point in the past
sometimes that specific point in the
past is mentioned using the specific
point in the past and sometimes it's
mentioned using another past tense
action for example instead of saying at
1 pm yesterday we could say when Megan
invited me to lunch
when Megan invited me to lunch I had
already eaten and that is why I declined
her invitation if you still feel a
little bit confused about this topic
that's normal this is not a simple topic
especially if you haven't learned about
past perfect tense before so if you're
still a little bit confused I recommend
that you start by watching some of the
videos that I already have about present
perfect tense and past perfect tense
that's all for today thank you for
watching
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