Had done

[tufguy]

Hi guys,

You must be wondering that how many questions does this guy ask, but you know, I am a kind of confused guy, even if I know something I need a conformation on it. Actually I have one more question, as we know we use "Had done" when we want to go one step back in the past, so is it possible to continue any sentence with it, like this one" He came back tomorrow, because He had gone home, because his grandma had died, she had been suffering from severe disease or she was suffering from severe disease", so can we use had done for the past events again and again, or should we use was after using"had done" once or twice?(Please, a straight forward and ellaborated answer, as I told you I am a confused and Dumb guy).

 

[bhaisahab]

"He came back tomorrow" doesn't make sense.

 

[Matthew Wai]

"He came back tomorrow" doesn't make sense.

If "tomorrow" is replaced with "yesterday", does the whole sentence work?

 

[bhaisahab]

If "tomorrow" is replaced with "yesterday", does the whole sentence work?

No, it doesn't work as one sentence.

 

[5jj]

Here's one suggestion: He came back yesterday, after going home because his grandma had died. She had contracted a serious disease.

 

[Matthew Wai]

his grandma had died. She had contracted a serious disease.

May I simply say "his grandma had died of a serious disease"?

 

[5jj]

Yes. This is probably more natural. Even more natural would be, "His grandmother had died after a serious illness".

 

[Raymott]

... so can we use had done for the past events again and again, or should we use was after using"had done" once or twice?

Most good writers do not use 'had done' again and again for past events. It becomes very annoying to read. So, while it's grammatically correct, it's stylistically ugly, and there are always other ways of putting it.

 

[Matthew Wai]

...his grandma had died, she had been suffering from severe disease or she was suffering from severe disease"

I think I can make a guess now.
"his grandmother had died after a serious illness, from which she had been suffering."

Does it work?

 

[Teia]

I would say: His grandmother died from a serious illness after she had been suffering for a long time.

 

[Rover_KE]

I think I can make a guess now.
"his grandmother had died after a serious illness, from which she had been suffering."

Does it work?

No. See the other versions.

 

[tufguy]

Thanks for the reply, actually I wanted to write "Yesterday", but I was talking to my friend at the time of typing, so that is why I made this silly mistake.