Use of Had

Use of Had in sentences 

Had is the past tense and past participle of have. Had is sometimes used instead of 'if' to begin a clause which refers to a situation that might have happened but did not. For example, the clause 'had she been elected' means the same as 'if she had been elected'.

We use had to show Possession of something to someone in the Past. It means that someone had something. The Helping Verb 'Had' is used as the same with all the Subjects.

Example 

I:I had fever last night.

You:You had not appetite before.

We: We had a beautiful Garden.

They:They had a punctured bicycle.

He/She:

He had some tomatoes in bag.

She had a nice watch.

It:It had four holes.

Name: Alia had a nice cat.

Example 2

I had a cup of coffee at the coffee shop.

I thought you had principles in studying.

He had put the smallest apples in the bag.

Frank had an unusual thirst for knowledge.

The baby had cried before her father came.

I barely knew I had skin before I met you.

We had a narrow escape from the explosion.

He had to comply with the agency's wishes.

Her shouting had a profound effect on her.

Bambi can't act. Bambi had major attitude.

I had to part with my competent secretary.

You had not been studying English all day.

He began to run after he had seen the cat.

She had more curves than a scenic railway.

Samuel had a fear that he would fall down.

The jet plane had 500 passengers on board.

They had not been married when I was born.

If I had time, I would take you for a ride.

I had to respect Steve's wishes, so I left.

Example 3

English practice

"Had " In Past tense

• I had a good time yesterday.

• You had an appointment last week.

• We had a picnic last Sunday.

• They had dinner early.

He had a cold last month.

• She had a party last night.

It had a crack in it.

• The dog had a bath.

• I had a meeting in the morning.

• You had lunch with your friend.

• They had a surprise party for him.

• The dog had a playdate with its friend.

Example 4

"Had " In Past tense

I had a good time yesterday.

You had an appointment last week.

English practice

"had" in English

Have you ever had a pet? Yes, I have had a cat before.

Did you have breakfast today? Yes, I had breakfast this

Example 5

1. I had many dreams, but now all are broken.

2. I had hoped to see her, but she never showed up.

3. I had a lot of money, but then I lost it all.

4. I had thought this would be the end, but here we are again.

5. I had been working on the computer all afternoon, but I got tired.

6. I had thought that he would like me, but he never even said hi.

7. I had thought that she would never return, but now she is back.

8. I had assumed he would like me, but it turns out that he doesn't.

9. I had thought he would be happy, but he was actually very sad.

10.I had assumed that I would win, but it turns out I didn't.

11.I had been in a bad mood, but then something funny happened and my mood improved.

Example 6

We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also "have":

• I'm not feeling well. I have had a headache all day.

• She has had three children in the past five years.

• We have had some problems with our computer systems recently.

• He has had two surgeries on his back.

We use had had in the past perfect when the main verb is also "have":

• Last weekend I just wanted to relax because I had had a busy week.

• The director told me he had had a meeting with the president.

• We had had some trouble with our washing machine, so we called a repairman.

• She woke up screaming because she had had a bad dream.