it has vs it had

Both 'it has' and 'it had' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It has' is used for present perfect tense to indicate something that started in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed. 'It had' is used for past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action or time.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 2502 views

it has

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the present perfect tense.

Use 'it has' in the present perfect tense to show an action that started in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed.

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For 12 years it has been the law for electricity and gas, but it has not yet become reality.
Said it has gold-plated bathroom fixtures.
Cristal says it has positive future potential.
Lisa said that it has curative properties.
Nonetheless we welcome the progress it has brought.
Moldova today is an independent is true that it has many problems.
I support the entire telecommunications package because it has many strengths.
Furthermore, it has to fulfil specific programming obligations relating to international cooperation.
For this purpose it has an economic observatory.
The French Republic considers that it has it has not taken account of the new taxes on advertising and electronic communications in its notification.
Where it has done so most successfully, it has managed it by combining economic and political reform.
It is a country that has made enormous progress recently: it has achieved a balance, it has reduced inflation, and it has almost completed the privatization process.
It is too late for Russia: it has committed irreversible acts; it has used up its international credit; it has literally refused to pay its debts.
And it has changed over the years... but it has always required youth.
While it has a cost factor for producers, it has not, unfortunately, resulted in a better financial response in the market place.
I feel genuinely sorry that it has been put in a situation where it has had to make a proposal on this matter.
This also accounts for why it has taken so long to reach the plenary, but now at last it has arrived.
This is an important part of the WTO negotiations and it has not been ignored, even if it has received less publicity than other parts.
And to date it has not been democratic; it has been intergovernmental.
I like what it has done on establishing a roadmap to a positive DAS and what it has done on accounting.

Alternatives:

it is
it does
it will have
it can have
it may have

it had

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the past perfect tense.

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

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The LAPD exam... maybe it had a back.
But it had that trademark Ben Wyatt mix of thoughtful and resourceful.
I wish it had ended differently.
If it had been your first incident, sweetie, yes.
That man told us it had never happened before.
I mean, it had been so long since...
She promised me that it had stopped.
As opposed to $500,000 if it had been on contingency.
That it hadn't been easy, but he quit cold turkey.
I thought it had been rescinded, sir.
And it had eyes like a fish.
No, it had human eyes.
But it had the front pickup modified to a Gibson P-90.
And it had this huge scar across its face.
And it had just been cleaned and serviced two days ago.
He thought it had to do with your dad.
Suppose it hadn't been nudged at all.
But it had a human form too.
They said it had the potential to be the next great energy source.
Introducing one of the longest-running shows on television but it had only a single viewer.

Alternatives:

it did
it would have
it could have
it might have
it should have

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