Have had - confusion and doubts
I am having a bit of difficulty in understanding the usage of “have had” in some sentences.
I read this on some website and they have explained the usage of “have had”.
Sentence
“I have had a wonderful time traveling around the world.”
- Experience
- This person had a great past experience traveling around the world.
- Connecting the Past With the Present Moment
- This person had a great past experience traveling around the world, but this person is no longer traveling today.
— My question is why can’t we say “I had a wonderful time traveling around the world.” ? ... because if you went out on a date with someone.. You would say
“I had a great time this evening”, right? Or should it be “ I have had a great time this evening”.
I know that have had is used to express the longevity of an action from past to the present but despite knowing this I still have doubts.
Could anyone explain me this in more simpler language and example? I am a bit confused.
Thanks
Top answer
” Th is sounds like you recently finished, eg 10 days ago, or even that you are still not quite finished. ” This sounds like you finished some time ago eg 10 years ago. ” In both of these examples, you are taking about the very recent past ie this evening.
- ” Th is sounds like you recently finished, eg 10 days ago, or even that you are still not quite finished.
- ” This sounds like you finished some time ago eg 10 years ago.
- ” In both of these examples, you are taking about the very recent past ie this evening.
- Dates don't last for eg10 years.
- So, there is very little difference between the two tenses in this context.
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“I have had a wonderful time travelling around the world.” This sounds like you recently finished, eg 10 days ago,
or even that you are still not quite finished.
“I had a wonderful time travelling around the world.” This sounds like y
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