[Grammar] Have,had or have had...!!

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Taha al7arbi

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Hi, my pleasure... !!
to share my ideas and be benefits with the other people here in this forum..

actually I'm student here in the USA and many times I think how and when I could use

1. Have,Has been in sentences that be useful..
Exp: your Application has been sent.((I believe that's correct form of sentences)) but it's been like this..
why we shouldn't use ... your Application had been sent

2.Have had....
this form of the sentences I have bad experience with .... I could even use a sentences with ...

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alturki2002us

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Hi,

'Your application has been sent' when you talk about the action at the present time.

However, 'Your application had been sent' when you talk about this action in past. So you have two actions in the past. the former one is in the past perfect.

Regards,

Abdullah
 

Taha al7arbi

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thank you, Abdullah

but my Q. :" I could say though .... your application sent"

what is the differences?
between >>> my previous sentences and the new....which are

your application sent

and

your application had been sent
 

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I'm not entirely sure what sentence you are trying to say, but here is my pennies worth....

Have you sent your application?
Yes, I have sent it.
(present perfect, used in this case to show that you did something at an unspecified time in the past).

lets imagine you receive a phone call from the receiver of your application.

Hello Mr. ........., you had sent your application to our (companies) old address, that is why it took so long for me to call you.
(past perfect, used to show that one action happened before another one in the past)
 

Taha al7arbi

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thank you Mr.indonesia

I got that but for the rest of the people and for these who answered my subject

Is the same if I said

I got call.. I've gotten call
 

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thank you Mr.indonesia

I got that but for the rest of the people and for these who answered my subject

Is the same if I said

I got call.. I've gotten call

'gotten' is a word that I personally don't use. I believe it is probably more often used in American English (though we would need an American to verify that for us).
It is however possible to say, 'I have got to make a call'. OR 'I have got to take a call.'
 

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'gotten' is a word that I personally don't use. I believe it is probably more often used in American English (though we would need an American to verify that for us).
It is however possible to say, 'I have got to make a call'. OR 'I have got to take a call.'

In AmE and in the BrE of the 17th century "gotten" is the past participle of the verb "to get".
 
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