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Why "had ran" doesn't run in proper English
Lloyd Cooper 08/10/2024, 18:37English.me team member
What kind of error is it?
It is a grammatical error involving incorrect verb tense usage.
Why do people make this mistake?
People often confuse the past tense with the past participle of irregular verbs, such as "run". They might think "ran" can serve as both the past tense and past participle, but it should be "run" for the past participle.
What is correct?
The correct form is "had run", combining the past perfect tense ('had") with the past participle ('run") of the verb.
Examples of correct usage
- She had run the race before it started raining.
- By the time we arrived, he had run out of the building.
- They had run all the tests by yesterday.
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