Recently I was watching an anime named Armed Girl's Mischiavellism (DUB). In episode 7 at 2:37 – 2:40 minutes, the guy says:
Did she have us figured out all along?
Is this sentence correct? If so, then why didn't he say "figure" after using "did"? I'm not a native English speaker and I'm confused. I know we use base form (1st form) after "did" but this sentence contradicts that rule (or maybe not, I'm not sure)?
Best Answer
The base form of 'have' is correct after 'did'. To 'have something or someone figured out' is a complete verb phrase, and you don't alter 'figured'.