About "Had now "

[sabriguven]

I am confused with this sentence,

"This state of things had now lasted for three days,..."

Why they are using "had now" ?

[MrPedantic]

Hello Sabriguven, welcome to UsingEnglish!

Is it the use of "had lasted" or the use of "now" that puzzles you?

MrP

[sabriguven]

I am puzlled with "had now" .Why are they using "had now" ,had is past perfect and now is following it .

[engee30]

Originally Posted by sabriguven

I am puzlled with "had now" .Why are they using "had now" ,had is past perfect and now is following it .

now (adverb) is used in statements which specify the length of time up to the present or past situation that something has/had lasted; I would say that the word now has something to do with emphasis.

[Tdol]

We use 'now' in past narratives to mean 'at that moment'.