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didn't had vs didn't have

The correct phrase that's needed here is "didn't have." The phrase "didn't had" isn't grammatically correct in English. The correct form uses the base form of the verb "have" after the auxiliary verb "didn't."
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didn't had

This phrase is incorrect in English.

The correct form is "didn't have." Use the base form of the verb after the auxiliary verb "didn't."
  • Mar 4, 2019 ... "didn't had" is never grammatical. "'Thank You' to everyone I didn't have the time to reply to." is perfectly good.
  • Jan 21, 2017 ... Whenever you are using did as an auxiliary verb especially in the past, the following verb has to be in simple present form. I didn't had to ( ...
  • Oct 26, 2014 ... After the auxiliary verb DO, we use the bare infinitive of the full verb, not a tensed form. "I didn't had breakfast" is wrong. Share.
  • May 13, 2024 ... How would they handle the Garm if Atreus didn't had that soul piece? Or Kratos and Atreus would just get killed by Garm? · Comments Section.
  • Nov 9, 2016 ... 16K likes, 45 comments - vitasidorkina on November 9, 2016: "Didn't had Wi-Fi for all day.....it felt amazing. #mybahamastrip".
  • Apr 15, 2024 ... 1.2K votes, 91 comments. Today I watched video of this part of the game and I saw this scene but when I played I didn't had this scene the ...
  • Jul 5, 2014 ... Why John and River didn't had children? :health: <. 1, 1. > Showing 1-11 of 11 comments. Frankenstein's Raven · View Profile View Posts. Jul 5 ...
  • Nov 1, 2023 ... The real reason we didn't had Proximamon in Ghost Game… Fluff. r ...
  • I didn't had this drop problems with a Edge 130 using the same sensors in any of the riding/training scenarios. For what I've learn browsing this forum ...
  • Jun 15, 2024 ... How popular would brawlhalla be if it didn't had the worst art style ever? Discussion. Brawlhalla is super fun, mechanical and competitive ...

Alternatives:

  • didn't have
  • did not have
  • had not
  • hadn't
  • had not had

didn't have

This phrase is the correct form in English.

Use "didn't have" to express the negative past form of the verb "have."
  • Feb 21, 2024 ... And then "didn't have" felt also wrong. So what is the coreect version and why?
  • Scouring the Internet for you. Click to read Things I Would Buy If I Didn't Have To Pay Rent, by Anna Z Gray, a Substack publication with thousands of ...
  • Jul 15, 2024 ... If Sukuna didn't have Mahoraga, he'd most likely start the battle in his 4-armed hein era form. That would allow him to last longer in the hand to hand clashes.
  • Jun 4, 2022 ... I didn't have that email either so the Dropbox people helped me get in my account again. Those guys are way cool! Anyway, I guess free dropboxes ...
  • Jul 27, 2021 ... The incredible true story of the cancer patient who didn't have cancer ... Ten years ago a desperate young woman walked into my office and ...
  • Jun 22, 2023 ... 31K likes, 122 comments - poetryisnotaluxury on June 22, 2023: "Brenda Shaughnessy @brendashaughnes The Dessert I Didn't Have Grilled ...
  • Aug 19, 2020 ... Warning FailedScheduling default-scheduler 0/1 nodes are available: 1 node(s) didn't have free ports for the requested pod ports. it's very ...
  • Mar 29, 2020 ... My life has not turned out the exactly the way I thought it would. How about yours? I never thought about grieving the life I didn't have ...
  • Aug 22, 2022 ... I knew I didn't have a drinking problem – but I had a problem with drinking. This article is more than 2 years old. Emma Gannon. Many of us don ...
  • Nov 7, 2017 ... We Were in Our 20s and We Didn't Have a Clue · Always hard to believe the ways details vanish. Even what John Cheever once called the marvelous ...

Alternatives:

  • didn't had
  • did not have
  • had not
  • hadn't
  • had not had

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