`had had finished` - is that correct?

Question

Someone's told me today that

I had had already finished

is grammatically correct and it means:

In the past, I had already finished.

Is this grammatically correct? I feel like past perfect is enough and I've never seen two had followed by yet another verb.

Someone misled you. Lots of guidance on had had at: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/108299/when-do-we-use-had-had-and-have-had — Ronald Sole, Apr 02 '17 at 13:18
In case you wanted to have some fun with your friend: James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher. (Not an answer to your question, though.) — Lawrence, Apr 02 '17 at 13:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '17 at 10:58

"I had had already finished" is not correct. "I had already finished" is what you mean. However you can say "I had had", as in for example "by midnight I had had enough to eat." You are telling someone about an action which was complete at some time in the past.

`had had finished` - is that correct?

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