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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Uses of having

when do we use the word have in the "ing form"- having. Can we say"he's having an experience of 5yrs."? what are the occasions when I can use "having" appropriately?

Varsha
  

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We use "having" when an action takes place right now. I'm having a great time, thank you! Your sentence isn't incorrect, but I doubt whether the sentence is really common.

— Alex-93

  • We use "having" when an action takes place right now.
  • I'm having a great time, thank you!
  • Your sentence isn't incorrect, but I doubt whether the sentence is really common.
  • Just use "He has an experience of 5 years"
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We use "having" when an action takes place right now.

I'm having a great time, thank you!

Your sentence isn't incorrect, but I doubt whether the sentence is really common. Just use "He has an experience of 5 years"
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AnonymousCan we say"he's having an experience of 5yrs."?
No.
Anonymouswhat are the occasions when I can use "having" appropriately?
That's not an easy question to give a complete answer to. Here are some uses that come to mind. In many cases there are idiomatic considerations: if you blindly apply these uses in arbitrary se
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We can include other tenses, like:

present perfect continuous - I've been having trouble with this danged thing all day!

past perfect continuous - I had been having my house cleaned by a professional,
but I can no longer afford it.

past continuous - I was having a wonderful dream when the alarm went off.
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