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What tense should be used after had?
past perfect
Forming the past perfect The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb.
Do you use past tense after would?
Would has no tenses, no participles, and no infinitive form. There is no past tense, but would have followed by a past participle can be used for talking about actions that did not happen: She would have bought the house if she had been able to afford it (=she did not buy it).
Can we use present tense after had?
No. You will put the past participle of the verb. With regular verbs, the past tense and the past participle are identical.
Would use in sentence examples?
Would sentence example
- Would you like to read his speech?
- That would be the best way.
- How long would these mind games go on?
- His father hoped that Daniel would grow up to be a wise and famous man.
- He was in trouble because his scholars would not study.
- What would you like to do for your birthday?
Can we use present and past tense in the same sentence?
But the answer to the question: Can we use present and past tense in the same sentence is Yes, if there’s a reason to: She grew up in Maine and now lives in California. He came here because he is looking for a job.
What is the difference between ‘had I known’ and ‘if I knew’?
“Had I known” is just another, slightly shorter, way of saying “if I had known”, so the difference between your two phrases is just a difference of tense. The word ‘if’, understood even though not actually said in ‘had I known’, means the sentence that follows is a conditional one. If I knew is in the simple past tense.
Is the sentence “she decides to go ahead” present tense?
The short answer is yes. The long answer is… longer. First, as has been pointed out, that particular sentence has three distinct clauses, all three of which are in the present tense: “She knows that stealing is wrong;” “she’s tempted;” ” [she] decides to go ahead.”
Is it correct to say if I had known you were going?
Correct: If I had known that you were going to the movies, [then] I would have gone too. The conditional perfect can only go in the “then” clause — it is grammatically incorrect to use the conditional perfect in the “if” clause: