Does I'd Mean “I Had” Or “I Would”? - Speakspeak

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The contraction I’d can mean either ‘I would’ or ‘I had’.

If you’re unable to understand the meaning of I’d (or he’d, she’d, we’d, etc.) from the context of a sentence, try looking at the verb form that follows it:

  • would is followed by the bare infinitive (infinitive without to)
  • would can also be followed by the perfect infinitive (have + past participle)
  • had is followed by a past participle.

Watch out for sentences containing ‘d better!

Here’s the explanation in the form of an infographic:

Does I'd mean 'I had' or 'I would'?

For more examples sentences and a full explanation of the rule see:  grammar explanation of ‘d = ‘had’ or ‘would’.

If you want to test yourself, try this exercise: practice exercise ‘d = ‘had’ or ‘would’.

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