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Jonathan Mac Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Tense

If a guy asks me, " have you ever had a girlfriend ?"
What should I answer ?
1) Yes! I have ever had one. She's called Kate.

2) Yes! I have had one. She's called Kate.

3) I had one who's called Kate.

What's the difference among 3 choices ?please explain concretely thanks!!

Present perfect tense and the past tense mean the same here .
Time is mentioned the same?
  

Top answer

The natural answer is simply 'Yes, I have'. We normally answer a question using the same tense it is asked in. The long answer would be 'Yes, I have had a girlfriend'.

— Clive

  • The natural answer is simply 'Yes, I have'.
  • We normally answer a question using the same tense it is asked in.
  • The long answer would be 'Yes, I have had a girlfriend'.
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The natural answer is simply 'Yes, I have'.

We normally answer a question using the same tense it is asked in.
The long answer would be 'Yes, I have had a girlfriend'.
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CliveWe normally answer a question using the same tense it is asked in.
As teachers, we need to stress this more when answering questions about tense.
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Jonathan MacHow should I answer?
1) Yes! I have ever had one. She's called Kate.
2) Yes! I have had one. She's called Kate.
3) I had one who's called Kate.
What's the difference between the/these/those 3 choice
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Hello dear members of the Forum; I, too, would like to ask you a few things concerning the OP's question, please.

If somebody asks us, "Have you ever had a girl friend?", what do they actually want to know? Do they want to know if we have a girl friend? Or Do they want to know if we had a girl friend?

What would be difference between asking somebody,
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Hello dear members of the Forum; I, too, would like to ask you a few things concerning the OP's question, please.

If somebody asks us, "Have you ever had a girl friend?", what do they actually want to know? Do they want to know if we have a girl friend? Or Do they want to know if we had a girl friend?
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How about if I want to share my own experience. Like chatting with friends about my ex-girlfriend?
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But the name "Kate" was a general truth, still need to use " was"?
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Jonathan MacBut the name "Kate" was a general truth, still need to use " was"?
Yes. The present tense would suggest that she’s still your girlfriend.
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