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Spectacled-Girl Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'Have had'/'Has had'

0When do we use 'have had' or 'has had'?02br
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0 You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.02br
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00I have had this car for 2 weeks.02br
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00She/He has had that car for a month.0-
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0 Hi Giyu02br
00 Can u enumerate example that is not belong to person,02br
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01cite10Giyu12cite10You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.12br
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10I have had this car for 2 weeks.12br
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10She/He has had that car for a month.12br
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10So that means the words 'have had' or 'has had' are used to me
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01cite10Spectacled-Girl12cite11blockquote
11cite20Giyu22cite20You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.22br
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20I have had this car for 2 weeks.22br
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20She/He has had that car for a month.22br
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Yes, that's what both sentences mean.12br
10"I've had dinner" means "I've eaten dinner."12br
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10I got it. Thanks Yoong Liat. 050010id1
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0Wait, if I say 'I had dinner', it means 'I had eaten my dinner and I won't be having my dinner again'. Right?02br
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00Thanks again. 050010id1
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01cite10Spectacled-Girl12cite10Wait, if I say 'I had dinner', it means 'I had eaten my dinner and I won't be having my dinner again'. Right?12br
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10If you say ' I had dinner', it refers to past action. You could be referring to the dinner you had
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10If you say 'I have eaten dinner' it refers to an action that took place not long ago.12br
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10Or you could say 'I have had dinner already.' 02br
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0And if you're in the US, it would be quite normal for people to say "I had dinner already." or "I already ate." 05002br
00Sometimes we also say "I've already had dinner." or "I've already eaten."010id5
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0 01b00Have had02br
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02b00Have + participal = present perfect.02br
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00This means "have had" is simply the present perfect of the verb "to have".02br
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00The present perfect refers to a state resulting from a previous action. 0-
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