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Had spoken vs Had spoke

The correct phrase is "had spoken." "Spoken" is the past participle form of the verb "speak" and pairs with the auxiliary verb "had" to form the past perfect tense. "Spoke" is the simple past form of the verb and cannot be paired with "had."
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Had spoken

Correct. 'Spoken' is the past participle form of the verb 'speak' and is used in the past perfect tense.

Use 'had spoken' to indicate an action that was completed before another past action or time in the past.

Examples:

  • By the time I arrived, she had spoken to the manager.
  • He had spoken to her before she left.
  • They had spoken about the issue earlier.
  • Feb 8, 2022 ... Should I use "I had spoken" or "I've spoken to Mr. A not long ago" ? Hi everyone, I'm writing an email to my Supplier, I wanted to let him ...
  • I have spoken with vs I had spoken with--Which phrase is more common? See tips and examples.
  • Jul 15, 2023 ... I use had if I am talking strictly in the past tense. We had eaten. We had spoken (note, I didn't say "we had spoke").
  • Nov 6, 2020 ... Desdemona, If Only You Had Spoken! – Christine Brückner (1983) ... Over the past 10 years, I have acquired many volumes of G-lit on the ...
  • I Wish That I Had Spoken Only of It All ... With backgrounds in journalism and fine art, Sheryl Oring began her ongoing project I Wish to Say in 2004 from a ...
  • Mar 11, 2023 ... The crowd had spoken and more lives are on the way!! Biweekly lives (on YouTube!!) starting this upcoming Thursday the 16th!
  • I Wish That I Had Spoken Only of It All: 20 Years of Sheryl Oring's I Wish to Say. Curated by Corey Dzenko, Associate Professor of Art History. With backgrounds ...
  • Mar 11, 2023 ... 5225 likes, 131 comments - mrsvitale on March 11, 2023: "The crowd had spoken and more lives are on the way!! Biweekly lives (on YouTube!)
  • Feb 21, 2020 ... ... had spoken” the event occurred in a certain moment and that action is completed. “He has spoken with her before”, means it's not the first ...

Had spoke

Incorrect. 'Had spoke' is not a correct construction in English.

  • Jul 15, 2023 ... I use had if I am talking strictly in the past tense. We had eaten. We had spoken (note, I didn't say "we had spoke").
  • Mar 6, 2024 ... For @SPIN I had spoke to 1970s Zamrock gods WITCH to chat about their electrifying rise as “Zambia's Beatles” to being blasted into ...
  • Aug 1, 2021 ... Also, is it possible to say “I had spoke(spoken?) to my friend”? If yes, what would that mean compared to the other two? Thanks! Archived ...
  • Aug 26, 2022 ... They have had spoke issues for a few years now... constant attention is needed. I just had a spoke nipple break on my 21 350sfx and the one next to the broken ...
  • Oct 29, 2012 ... I had spoke with a person to sell me an engine and he told me that the engine was strong, and ran a compression test of 200. I'm not exactly ...
  • Mar 3, 2022 ... ... had spoke so much more kindly to myself the second time around. I wholeheartedly believe this is why I had a much better second postpartum ...
  • May 1, 2024 ... June 22, 2023 was the first evening that I had spoke with my doctors office and they had suggested I take my blood pressure at home and possibly ...
  • Jul 23, 2012 ... I had spoke to an attorney just after the hearing aid exploded. I do have pictures of the hearing aid and pieces that were pulled from his ...
  • Had spoke with someone in referrence to this product.I was returning it.just getting around to returning product (sorry for the delay) had to move due to ...

Alternatives:

  • had spoken
  • had talked
  • had conversed
  • had communicated
  • had chatted

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