has or had

[jack]

"He called me after I had eaten lunch. "
"He have called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "have" to it?
"He had called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "had" to it?




"If it had been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference." <--Correct? what does this sentence mean? When would i use it?
"If it has been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference." <-- Correct? what does this sentence mean? When would i use it?




"It has been a while that you have talked to that person."
"It had been a while that I have talked to that person after his new carrer change."
For the above two sentences, I would use the first one if i don't have a 2nd event to it right? What does the first and second setence mean?



"I would have had been killed." <--What does this sentence mean?
"I would have been killed." <--What does this sentence mean?


"Lewis had had enough. " <--What does this sentence mean?
"Lewis have had enough. <--What does this sentence mean?




I know I had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?
I knew I had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?
I know i have fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?
I knew i had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?


Sorry for the tiresome list.

[Tdol]

"He called me after I had eaten lunch. "

"He have called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "have" to it?
Yes, it is incorrect- it would be 'has', but even then it doesn't work because the time is finished.

"He had called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "had" to it?
This doesn't work, because the 'had' in the second half means that it is the first of two actions. If you add 'had' to the first half, then the sequence makes no sense.


I'll have a look at the others later- I'm on a break at work and have to rush.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by jack

"He called me after I had eaten lunch. "
"He have called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "have" to it?

It doesn't mean anything with "have" there. Say:

• He had called me after I had eaten lunch.

In other words, you ate lunch and then he called you. (There is no point in inserting "had" into that sentence either. It is not past perfect.)

Originally Posted by jack

"He had called me after I had eaten lunch. " <--is this incorrect? why? what does the sentence mean when i add "had" to it?

Inserting "had" into it does not change the meaning of the sentence. It adds an extra word.





[quote]

Originally Posted by jack

"If it had been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference." <--Correct? what does this sentence mean? When would i use it?

No, it is not correct. Hopefully, you would never use it. (It doesn't mean anything.) Try:

• If it has been a while since you have talked to that person, you should give him a copy of your resume.

Originally Posted by jack

"If it has been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference." <-- Correct? what does this sentence mean? When would i use it?

Try:

• If it has been a while since you have talked to that person, you should give him a copy of your resume.

Presumably, you want to keep that person informed and up to date so he or she can help you in your job search.

Originally Posted by jack

"It has been a while that you have talked to that person."
"It had been a while that I have talked to that person after his new carrer change."
For the above two sentences, I would use the first one if i don't have a 2nd event to it right? What does the first and second setence mean?

You can't use "that" there. Instead, say:

• It has been a while since you have talked to that person.

Originally Posted by jack

"I would have had been killed." <--What does this sentence mean?

I don't know.

Originally Posted by jack

"I would have been killed." <--What does this sentence mean?

If something (which is not mentioned) had happened you would have been killed.

Originally Posted by jack

"Lewis had had enough. " <--What does this sentence mean?

"He had had enough" means he was unwilling to put up with anymore.

Originally Posted by jack

"Lewis have had enough. <--What does this sentence mean?

You can't use "have" in the third person singular.

Originally Posted by jack

I know I had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?

You enjoyed singing the song. (It is a little odd to use "know" in such a sentence.)

Originally Posted by jack

I knew I had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?

I don't know. What do you think it means? :)

Originally Posted by jack

I know i have fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?

I assume it means that you enjoy singing the song. (The sentence is a little odd with "know" in there.)

Originally Posted by jack

I knew i had fun singing it. <--correct? What does this sentence mean?


Sorry for the tiresome list.

It means nothing to me.

:(

[jack]

sorry, i still don't get why this is incorrect:

"If it had been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference."

Why is "had" wrong? Is it because i have no 2nd event to it?

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

sorry, i still don't get why this is incorrect:

"If it had been a while that you have talked to that person you should give them a copy of your resume for your reference."

Why is "had" wrong? Is it because i have no 2nd event to it?

If it's been some time since you've talked to that person, then you should give her a copy of your resume for reference.

If it'd been some time since you had talked to that person, then you should give him a copy of your resume for reference.

All the best,

[jack]

Alred said that he had finished the job and that we could go. <--correct? why? what does the sentence mean?

Alred said that he has finished the job and that we could go. <--correct? why? what does the sentence mean?

[henry]

They both are incorrect because the sentence(s) used is(are) Reported/Indirect Speech.

Direct Speech: Alred said, " I have finished the job. We can go (now)."

Indirect Speech: Alred said that he had finished the job and the they could go (then).

For Reported/Indirect Speech, have a look at

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blreported.htm

[jack]

"They must have been drunk." <---what does the sentence mean? How / when do i use it?

"They must had been drunk." <---what does the sentence mean? How / when do I use it?


Lets say the scenario is i am watching this funny clip my pal sent me and the people in the clip looks drunk and i want to say the people in that clip looks drunk. So do i use the first sentence or second sentence?

[Casiopea]

1. They must have been drunk (at that time). Grammatical
2. They must had been drunk. Ungrammatical
3. They had to have been drunk. Grammatical

3. They must be drunk. / I think they're drunk. / They look (like they are)drunk.

All the best,

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by jack

"They must have been drunk." <---what does the sentence mean? How / when do i use it?

"They must had been drunk." <---what does the sentence mean? How / when do I use it?


Lets say the scenario is i am watching this funny clip my pal sent me and the people in the clip looks drunk and i want to say the people in that clip looks drunk. So do i use the first sentence or second sentence?

Use the first- it's correct, but the second is not.