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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I've had a problem with my car. - explanation please

Can you translate the sentence "We've had a problem." (present perfect) please into a few more easy sentences to explain the meaning to me?

For example...

I have always trouble with my car.
- The car makes troubles at all times.

I am having a problem with my car.
- Wrong. Have has to be non-continous in this case.

I have a problem with my car.
- It doesn't mean I always have a problem with my car. It states that I have a problem with my car right now. Temporary. Might be fixed. Even, if the continous isn't used.

I had a problem with my car.
- I had a problem with my car in past. Now it's solved. Over.

I've had a problem with my car.
- No idea. Please explain.
  

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Anonymous I had a problem with my car. - I had a problem with my car in past. Now it's solved.

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  • Anonymous I had a problem with my car.
  • - I had a problem with my car in past.
  • Now it's solved.
  • Over.
  • I've had a problem with my car.
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AnonymousI had a problem with my car.
- I had a problem with my car in past. Now it's solved. Over.

I've had a problem with my car.
- No idea. Please explain.
Both these sentences really mean the same thing for all practical purposes.

We usually think of the present perfect as
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