Dear all,
Please tell me which of the following sentences is correct.
1) He doesn't have a car.
2) He hasn't had a car.
Thank you.
Those are both correct English. Of course, they mean different things. g.
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Those are both correct English. Of course, they mean different things. (2) would be more usual with more information, e.g. "He hasn't had a car until now".
Both are correct, but the meanings can be different.
He doesn't have a car. (Right now, he does not possess a car.)
He hasn't had a car for 3 years. He hasn't had a car since 2016.
When you use the past perfect, you should have a reason to use it because it indicates that something that happened in the past happened before some other past event. If you don't need the past p