"Must had been like" correct grammar in the past continous?

Asked Oct 03 '22 at 08:34

Active Oct 03 '22 at 08:36

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Scenario:

Person1: Two people were kissing in the elevator. I was staring at them for a minute until the lady yelled at me.
Person2: The lady must had been thinking like "What a weirdo"

In this scenario, it's describing something that had already completed. Further it states the exact phrase what must have had running in her head at that exact time.

So, is it correct to say "must had been thinking like"?

English is not my first language. So it's confusing.

edited Oct 03 '22 at 08:36

asked Oct 03 '22 at 08:34

Pretty Girl

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Where have you found these sentences? It's "must have been". – fev Oct 03 '22 at 08:39
@fev I thought like "must have been" have a different meaning like "she must have been doing this for 10 years upto this very moment"? so it's past but continous? but I need something happened for a short period in the past but still it's finished or completed now. So, I used "Had" – Pretty Girl Oct 03 '22 at 08:42
You cannot use "had" after "must". – fev Oct 03 '22 at 08:44
Must had is not a valid construction. Also, like is unnecessary here. – Kate Bunting Oct 03 '22 at 08:44
So the correct form would be "The lady must have been thinking "what a weirdo"" ? – Pretty Girl Oct 03 '22 at 08:49
Like is used colloquially as a quotative but I don't think that's the issue here, the main problem is "had" which is wrong. – Stuart F Oct 03 '22 at 09:51
Yes, that would be correct (except that What needs a capital letter, as you gave it in your original version). – Kate Bunting Oct 03 '22 at 12:21

"Must had been like" correct grammar in the past continous?

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