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Rule "Agreement: 'have' + past/present tense"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Agreement: 'have' + past/present tense
Message: Use the past participle <suggestion>\3</suggestion> after the modal (auxiliary) verb '\1'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/to-have-grammar/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The impact had broke my foot.
    Correction suggestion: broken
  • If he had not fell, he would not have died.
    Correction suggestion: fallen, felled
  • I had rose before the break of day.
    Correction suggestion: risen
  • She had often sang many good songs.
    Correction suggestion: sung
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The impact had broken my foot.
  • The block of wood had saw marks on it.
  • ...operational abilities the armed forces had were gradually destroyed by politicisation of...
  • ...child, only children from wealthy families had ringed notebooks.
  • They had broke all the rules.
  • The sun had rose before I awoke.
  • He had drank that too quickly.
  • One other effect that Liberal land reforms had was the start of coffee plantations, especially in the Soconusco region.
  • One thought that John Singer and Jim Javins had was to have someone named Hiedi in Jim's office.
  • What Tom and Mary had was special.
  • The gray connector on 80-conductor cables has pin 28 CSEL not connected
  • we do not have Cycle 7 data in the database
  • Kim, Deal 93485 has meter 7268 attached to it.
  • She has tier 2 support.
  • The last page we have has figure 6, but it looks like there was supposed to be further sections.
  • They have significantly lower approval ratings.
  • Also, the "outs" they have are very broad.
  • What operational abilities the armed forces had were gradually destroyed by politicisation of the forces.
  • Several CPA's assured us that the tax treatment fears we had were not a significant risk.
  • Mary was positive that the camera Tom had was hers.
  • Mary was positive that the cameras Tom had were hers.
  • Whatever energy Abner had went into evading the marital goals of Daisy Mae Scragg.
  • The most valuable pieces of business functionality DealBench has are the data rooms and auctions.
  • The only jobs Tom and Mary have ever had are the ones they have now.
  • The only job Tom and Mary have ever had is the one they have now.
  • I was a bit afraid to share because it had web.archive copyright notices all over the HTML.
  • I have win 10.
  • I have GAD (generalized)
  • The ones I do have are beautiful.
  • The ones I really want to have are beautiful.
  • The only gas CES has are the Exhibit 1 volumes.
  • The tools Graaag should have are all broken.
ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT [10]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-28 22:33:08 +0100)