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we had send vs we had sent

The correct phrase is 'we had sent'. 'We had send' is incorrect because 'send' is the base form of the verb, which cannot be used after 'had'. 'Had sent' is the past perfect form of the verb 'send'.
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we had send

'We had send' is incorrect. The correct past participle form of the verb 'send' should be used.

Incorrect usage. The correct form is 'we had sent'.
  • Well, we had to send it to the lab first.
  • We had to send them a message.
  • We had to send a guy down to sedate her.
  • We had to send a message to the other banks.
  • Now you see why we had to send for you.
  • You said we had to send a signal.
  • We - we had to send out to that other branch for those hundreds.
  • Instead, there were witnesses and we had to send in a SEAL team to clean out the estate.
  • You're the one who said that we had to send out a signal.
  • As for the beds, because our door was too small, we had to send them back.
  • A month ago, we had to send the solution to Fermat's P.O. Box.
  • So we've had to send them through Monte Carlo.
  • We had to send to Silver City for a man to do the job.
  • You know, when I was a kid we had a dog who got real sick, and we had to send him to a farm.
  • So we first had to send a committee of experts to Venezuela to establish the priorities for ourselves.
  • If anything, WE should be compensated for the amount of times we've had to send ourselves Valentines cards.
  • Hadn't we better send out flanking guards?
  • We had it out, and he went to go stay with Allison 'cause we had to send her away, too.
  • We have had to send Marcus Lepidus and two legions north.
  • It is high time we had the courage to send a clear message to an organisation which has links with Syria and Iran, which attacks innocent citizens and speaks out in no uncertain terms against the peace process and against Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon.

we had sent

'We had sent' is the correct form. 'Sent' is the past participle form of the verb 'send' that should be used after 'had'.

Correct usage. 'We had sent' is used in the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.

Examples:

  • We had sent the package before they arrived.
  • By the time we realized, we had sent the wrong document.
  • They had sent the invitations out last week.
  • I had sent an email to confirm the appointment.
  • She had sent her application before the deadline.
  • If we had sent Han Kyul to the orphanage.
  • If we had sent no signal to Turkey, we would have lost faith in ourselves, and who, then, would put any trust in the European Union?
  • We had sent him a telegram.
  • We had that sent over from the bureau of land management.
  • And there was a long backlog of "Lacy unknown" downloads, so, during your recovery, we had them sent here.
  • Then just issue a statement saying we had it sent out to be cleaned.
  • But if we hadn't sent you away, you would have been cursed, too.
  • If we hadn't sent him there, he wouldn't be dead now.
  • We had Nivea cream sent over by diplomatic bag.
  • We've had some flowers sent over to the hospital.
  • We had instructions that got sent out nationwide, worldwide, and we had orders from above not to say anything.
  • Anyway, I think we've had more signpost sent in this week.
  • We had a phone sent in with a direct line to this one, But so far -
  • Turns out Atlantis had sent another Jumper.
  • Interpol had sent back our profile.
  • You see, I had sent a-a blog entry, and I had sent it to a friend here, in Chicago.
  • That God had sent him back.
  • My top drawer score had sent my dad pacing.
  • He's convinced I had sent 'Esau' to Hebron.
  • I had sent some of the detachment to the Olga gulf.

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