Have had and have/has got
Have these sentences below same meaning?
1. Men have got it complicated.
Or
Men have had it complicated.
2. He has got his eyes closed.
Or
He have had his eyes closed.
3. I have got you figured out.
Or
I have had you figured out.
4. I have got you all covered.
Or
I have had you all covered.
Thanking you.
Scottish
Top answer
"have/has got" is present perfect in form, but it is used idiomatically to mean more or less the same as present-tense "have". For example, "He has got his eyes closed" means the same as "He has his eyes closed", referring to his present state. This kind of "have/has got" is colloquial and is not suitable for formal English.
- "have/has got" is present perfect in form, but it is used idiomatically to mean more or less the same as present-tense "have".
- For example, "He has got his eyes closed" means the same as "He has his eyes closed", referring to his present state.
- This kind of "have/has got" is colloquial and is not suitable for formal English.
- "have/has had" is the present perfect tense of "have", and it has the usual temporal sense of the present perfect.
- For example, "He has had his eyes closed" refers to his state in the (recent) past, leading up to the present.
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"have/has got" is present perfect in form, but it is used idiomatically to mean more or less the same as present-tense "have". For example, "He has got his eyes closed" means the same as "He has his eyes closed", referring to his present state. This kind of "have/has got" is colloquial and is not suitable for formal English.
"have/has had" is the present perfect tense of "have", and it h
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