Have Told VS had told?

Have Told VS had told?

But if you gave him a standing warning that he later ignored, the perfect tense (I have told) is better. You can even write I had told him to emphasize that your warning was in the past. First, have / has + past participle = present perfect, not past perfect. Past perfect is in the form had + past participle.

What is the sentence of had told?

Sentence examples for i had told from inspiring English sources. I had told her I would. I had told him he’d never catch me gambling again”. “I had told her, imagine if you did your voting.

Is you have had grammatically correct?

In the present perfect, the auxiliary verb is always have (for I, you, we, they) or has (for he, she, it). In the past perfect, the auxiliary verb is always had. We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also “have”: I’m not feeling well.

Can we use had told together?

Grammatically, both versions are correct. However, depending on the context, which is not given here, one could be better than the other, or one could be incorrect in the context.

Has told you or had told you?

Only the past tense is correct: ‘I told you my name’. ‘I had told you’ is the past perfect tense and you need to have a reason to use it.

Has told in a sentence?

Sentence examples for she has told me from inspiring English sources. She has told me of another place. She has told me it helped her feel safe. She works hard on the day I visit; I know because she has told me with great pride.

How do you use told in a sentence?

[M] [T] She told him that she was happy. [M] [T] She told us not to make a noise. [M] [T] She told us the road was closed. [M] [T] He told me not to drive too fast.

What tense is had told?

Re: Told you / Had told you Only the past tense is correct: ‘I told you my name’. ‘I had told you’ is the past perfect tense and you need to have a reason to use it.

Is have had correct?

Have you always had hay fever? ~ I’ve had it every summer since I was 13. Thus, your example sentence, Sazd, I’ve had a headache since early morning, is quite correct. Had had is the past perfect form of have when it is used as a main verb to describe our experiences and actions.

Is had told correct?

Where do we use told?

There are also other differences in using the two words. Told is generally used to provide information about something to a person or persons. Said refers to any type of conversation, and so is used more casually in conversations. Said is used to report what someone else has spoken, such as a comment, a quote, etc.

Which is correct ” have told ” or ” has told “?

1) has the correct tense agreement. Both “told” and “wandered off” are past tense verbs. In 2), “told” is past tense and “has wandered” is past perfect tense. In 3), “have told” is past perfect tense and “wandered” is past tense. Typically, you want the verb tenses to agree, but it depends on exactly what you’re trying to say.

What’s the difference between ” I had told you ” and ” I Have Told You?

It depends. “I have told you.” means that, sometime before the moment you are saying this, the telling has happened. “I had told you.” means that, at some moment in the past, the telling had already happened. eg. “I didn’t appreciate you ‘phoning me so early yesterday because I had told you I was going to be treating myself to a lie in.”

Which is better, have told him or told him?

I have told him suggests a different timing, that your warning is relevant to the current topic but didn’t necessarily happen at the same time. Thus, if you were with him on the trail when you told him, the simple past tense is better. But if you gave him a standing warning that he later ignored, the perfect tense ( I have told) is better.

When to use ” have told ” and ” have wandered ” in a sentence?

In 2), “told” is past tense and “has wandered” is past perfect tense. In 3), “have told” is past perfect tense and “wandered” is past tense. Typically, you want the verb tenses to agree, but it depends on exactly what you’re trying to say. For example, you wouldn’t combine present with past by saying something like,…