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has already had - Grammar

 
 
Shaun96
 
Reply Sun 21 Jul, 2013 04:57 am
I want to know how to explain the usage of "has already had"
He has already had lunch.
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Reply Sun 21 Jul, 2013 05:27 am
@Shaun96,
All about time. Has had is the present perfect of 'have'. The present perfect is formed by using has/have with the past participle of the verb (in this case 'had'). It is used when the action is recently completed.

I have had my lunch
You (plural and singular) have had your lunch
He has had his lunch
We have had our lunch
They have had their lunch

Already is an adverb of time. We use it to show that something has happened sooner than it was expected to happen, or might have happened. It is placed in the middle of the present perfect verb construction:

I have already had my lunch
You (plural and singular) have already had your lunch
He has already had his lunch
We have already had our lunch
They have already had their lunch
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Reply Sun 21 Jul, 2013 06:25 am
@contrex,
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All about time.


It's "all about time", but you provide no explanation for how it is "all about time", C.

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I want to know how to explain the usage of "has already had"
He has already had lunch.


Are we to assume that,

He already had lunch

is not "all about time"?

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It is placed in the middle of the present perfect verb construction:


That's the normal neutral position but it's misleading to suggest that that's the only place it can go.


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JeanAwesome156
 
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Reply Tue 10 Sep, 2013 06:17 pm
@Shaun96,
He's already eaten.
He's already had a nap.
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