'd

Etymology
Contractions.

Verb

 * , possessed.
 * 1) * Polly Von:
 * She&apos;d her apron wrapped about her and he took her for a swan.
 * I’d like to help, but I have no time.
 * Hey, where’d everybody go? Why’d they take off?
 * Why the hell&apos;d you do that?
 * Hey, where’d everybody go? Why’d they take off?
 * Why the hell&apos;d you do that?
 * Why the hell&apos;d you do that?

Usage notes

 * In most dialects, -’d for had is only used to mark the pluperfect tense (“I’d done something.”, “I had done something.”), and not to signify possession in the past (“I had something.”). Some dialects, however, use -’d for both.
 * Compare -'d.