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Weiiyuann Posted 14 years ago
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need help!!!

Could you please help me and explain to me? Why must I use has had? Alan has a headache. He HAS HAD a headache since he got up this morning.

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In this sentence, you are using the present perfect (subject + have/has + past participle) . Using this tense you usually describe a new information. Your sentence: Alan has a headache.

— Emanuel Guerra

  • In this sentence, you are using the present perfect (subject + have/has + past participle) .
  • Using this tense you usually describe a new information.
  • Your sentence: Alan has a headache.
  • He HAS HAD a headache since he got up this morning.
  • This is new information.
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In this sentence, you are using the present perfect (subject + have/has + past participle). Using this tense you usually describe a new information.

Your sentence: Alan has a headache. He HAS HAD a headache since he got up this morning.


This is new information. He woke up with a headache and he still has it.

another example:

let's suppose y
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