* "Had" can be a main verb: If the sentence is "The mayor had a happy face," then "had" is the past tense of the verb "to have," indicating possession.
* "Had" can be part of a helping verb: If the sentence is "The mayor had been having a happy face," then "had" is part of the past perfect tense, combined with "been" to indicate an action completed before another past action.
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