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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Have/ has

Can you please tell me which is the correct sentence and why?

I never had a car.
I never have a car.
  

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Hi, Can you please tell me which is the correct sentence and why? Both are OK, with different meanings. I never had a car.

  • Hi, Can you please tell me which is the correct sentence and why?
  • Both are OK, with different meanings.
  • I never had a car.
  • During some completed period in the past.
  • eg When I lived in China for 4 years, I never had a car.
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Hi,

Can you please tell me which is the correct sentence and why? Both are OK, with different meanings.

I never had a car. During some completed period in the past.

eg When I lived in China for 4 years, I never had a car.

I never have a car. Talks about my current custom/habit.

eg I've lived in this city for the last 7 years . The bus service
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AnonymousCan you please tell me which is the correct sentence and why?I never had a car.I never have a car.
I never had a car. (simple past. It says that in the past you did not own a car.)

I have never had a car. (past perfect. It tells that you did not, and even now do not own a car.)

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