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had checked vs had check

"Had checked" is the proper English phrasing. The auxiliary verb "had" is followed by the past participle form of the verb, which is "checked." "Had check" is not a correct construction in English.
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had checked

This is the correct construction in English.

Use "had checked" when you want to refer to an action that was completed in the past before another past action.

Examples:

  • I had checked the mail before I left for work.
  • She had checked the information twice before making a decision.
  • They had checked the weather forecast before planning the picnic.
  • He had checked his phone for messages before going to bed.
  • The teacher had checked the students' homework before the class started.
  • If you had checked Newark youd've...
  • If you had checked the chart, you would have found she's been in here a ton of times trying to get narcotics.
  • If you had checked properly, your own records would prove me innocent.
  • I wish someone had checked with me.
  • He had checked out the best places to exhibit the bodies.
  • I'm still trying to figure out why Nolan told me you two had checked in to the hotel in Nantucket.
  • Gulloy the bum said he had checked in the normal way.
  • No, I'm just saying it would have been nice if you had checked with me before you invited him to move into our house with us.
  • No, I'm just saying it would have been nice if you had checked with me before you invited him to move into our house with us.
  • In retrospect, I wish I had checked the dude's shoe size first.
  • What's going on? I went to the hospital this morning to visit Corinne, and Sam had checked her out.
  • The Commission stated that it had checked more than 1000 files, as a result of which there had been a delay in answering my questions.
  • If you had checked the peg board, you would've seen... that Carrie had a violin lesson and Andrew had tutoring.
  • I thought I had checked it!
  • Googled "psychopaths", went down the checklist, and I was a little surprised to see how many boxes I had checked.
  • Googled "psychopaths", went down the checklist, and I was a little surprised to see how many boxes I had checked.
  • I got this gun for research for a case, which you might know if you had checked in with me today.
  • When I heard that you had checked yourself into jail, I realized you couldn't be faking.
  • I thought that you were Dunston and I had checked in! - Sorry?
  • You see, I think if you had checked with me, you'd have found exactly what Lady Grantham described.

had check

This is not a correct construction in English.

  • I had check even this one.
  • I even called the phone company, had them check the line.
  • He said he had to check on something.
  • You understand we had to check out your friend's story.
  • I didn't know you had a check-out time.
  • Probably some kid, but we had to check it out.
  • He had to check something on the Wraith pod.
  • I had them check with the police.
  • Car's registered to George Bluth, so we had to check.
  • I had giles check that in particular.
  • They were smart not system wide Had to check each camera individually.
  • I had someone check into your books.
  • We had to check here first.
  • I decided I had to check Cagney out.
  • That's fine - I had to check in with JT anyway.
  • I had background checks done on both of them.
  • And I just had a check-up.
  • I had them check the register.
  • Captain had me check it out.
  • I had to check out the new and improved Schmidt.

Alternatives:

  • had checked
  • had verified
  • had inspected
  • had examined
  • had reviewed

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