pass, present, future?

[sageo]

Could someone please tell me the differences between:
--has eaten
--had eaten


--will be/can be
--would be/could be

 

[cuchuflete]

Hello Sageo,
Please limit each thread to a single topic, and use titles that describe the thread topic.


Has eaten-- As of the present moment, the subject already ate.

'She has eaten lunch, and won't be hungry again until later.'

Had eaten- The eating occurred prior to a specified time in the past.

'He had eaten breakfast at seven in the morning, before he went to work.'

 

[JRM]

Could someone please tell me the differences between:
--has eaten
--had eaten

--will be/can be
--would be/could be

The word "has" is used only with "he", "she" and "it".

This will be "He has eaten.", "She has eaten." or "It has eaten."

"Had" is used for all persons in the past. "I had, you had, he had, she had, it had, we had, they had.