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Harry1999 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Usage of have
I am wondering about the usage of have. See the below conversation between a native and a non native English speakers.
Native speaker:
Q: Do you have the latest software installed or Have you had the latest software installed?
A: Yes, I do.
Non native speaker:
Q: Have you installed the latest software?
A: Yes, I have.
My question is about the first question asked by a native speaker, why is the auxiliary verb "have" being used like a passive sentence as if the person himself/herself has installed the software? I hear such type of sentences almost every day.
By the same token,
Did you have the latest build(software version) installed? Or I have it(machine) set up
We can use have in causative type passive structures.
EG: I have just had my hair cut.
Anyone help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
Native speaker:
Q: Do you have the latest software installed or Have you had the latest software installed?
A: Yes, I do.
Non native speaker:
Q: Have you installed the latest software?
A: Yes, I have.
My question is about the first question asked by a native speaker, why is the auxiliary verb "have" being used like a passive sentence as if the person himself/herself has installed the software? I hear such type of sentences almost every day.
By the same token,
Did you have the latest build(software version) installed? Or I have it(machine) set up
We can use have in causative type passive structures.
EG: I have just had my hair cut.
Anyone help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
" is asking about an action performed by the addressee. " is asking about the state of the computer. It doesn't matter who installed it.
- " is asking about an action performed by the addressee.
- " is asking about the state of the computer.
- It doesn't matter who installed it.
- " is asking about an action performed by someone else on behalf of the addressee.
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"Have you installed the latest software?" is asking about an action performed by the addressee.
"Do you have the latest software installed?" is asking about the state of the computer. It doesn't matter who installed it.
"Have you had the latest software installed?" is asking about an action performed by someone else on behalf of the addressee.
"Do you have the latest software installed?" is asking about the state of the computer. It doesn't matter who installed it.
"Have you had the latest software installed?" is asking about an action performed by someone else on behalf of the addressee.
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harry1999Non native speaker: Q: Have you installed the latest software?This is how I see your questions. This is correct English which is spoken commonly whether one is native or otherwise. The present perfect locution carries a suggestive tone about something which is expected, recommended or instr
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