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had run vs had ran

The correct phrase is 'had run'. 'Ran' is the past tense form of 'run', but the past participle is 'run'. 'Had run' is the correct construction in English.
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Last updated: November 06, 2024 • 10845 views

This is the correct construction in English.

"had run"

Use 'had run' when referring to an action that was completed in the past before another past event.

Examples:

  • She had run five miles before she stopped to rest.
  • By the time I arrived, he had run out of patience.
  • They had run out of options by the time they called for help.
  • Jul 22, 2021 ... I'm having trouble with this question in a mock ACT English exam. The sentence is: "Before a stunned crowd, Mills 'had run' the 10000 meters ...
  • Mar 16, 2019 ... I'd say that we could use past perfect simple in this particular context only if the man e.g. had run across the street or had run past ...
  • Feb 6, 2022 ... “I had run” is present “I had walked” is past. I just noticed “I had chosen” as I was writing this, which is a tense I've forgotten the name of.
  • Feb 9, 2022 ... "I know that "had run" is better here, but I just wonder if "ran" is also acceptable with some change in meaning."
  • May 26, 2019 ... HAD RUN: "Before I went to school yesterday, I had run a mile at the gym on the treadmill". (HAD RUN is the past perfect tense - it is made ...
  • May 29, 2012 ... I had run 5 km before he passed me. When writing in the North American business world, many writers use just the past tense. Share this entry.
  • Mar 28, 2012 ... Souriya Y. was given in baad at age 12 to marry into a family to whom her family owed compensation because Souriya's brother had run away with ...
  • May 6, 2024 ... 861 likes, 15 comments - listentobennett on May 6, 2024: "Ignore how I sweated like I had run a marathon #bennett #clubmusic #dnb ...
  • Jun 13, 2023 ... What if Jaime and Brienne had run into the Brotherhood Without Banners instead of the Bloody Mummers ? Terrorthatflapsinthenight9. By ...
  • Mar 3, 2023 ... I had run 16 miles that morning. I was young, fit, and healthy. Doctors were skeptical when they first started running tests. They eventually discovered I had ...

Alternatives:

  • had completed
  • had finished
  • had ended

This is an incorrect construction in English.

"had ran"

  • Jul 22, 2021 ... The answer is "had ran". The reason why is that you would say "He ran to second base." not "run". Since ran is the past tense form of run, it it what is used ...
  • May 29, 2012 ... “Had ran” is the past perfect tense. “Ran” is the simple past tense. The past tense is used when referring to an action completed in the past.
  • May 26, 2019 ... NOTE: ACT can put HAD RAN is a trap answer choice...don't choose it...it is always wrong... NOTE: this is not always tested on ACT as ran ...
  • There appear to be localized aberrations where people insist on saying “had ran” even though they know “had run” is proper. They seem to be victims of ...
  • May 23, 2024 ... The only ox i had ran away! Question. The first free ox ran away while I was trying to relocate the hitching post Now I can't build anything ...
  • Oct 20, 2024 ... I had ran it up now I'm big bro to some 's old as me · Photo shared by Davonte “Devo” Davis on April 05, 2023 tagging @w1llkombe. w1llkombe.
  • Mar 14, 2017 ... ... had ran them down before they left the office, which should be I had run them down…) Do yourself a favor: Run as far from these ...
  • May 21, 2017 ... (I've also heard some people make the same mistake when forming a sentence in the past perfect tense, as in I had ran them down before they ...
  • Aug 24, 2024 ... I had ran out of my carba nada pasta so I ordered more. I absolutely love this low calorie, low carb, low point pasta.

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