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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

when to use having

Dear forum,

in what context is 'having' used.
What kind of word is it?

Many thanks in advance,

Ruud (NL)
  

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Can you give some examples of sentences that have puzzled you?
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Dear feeb,

e.g. She is having a baby
Having said that
After having received a permit
Having a website

Thanks in advance,

Ruud (NL)
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Hi,

Judging by your examples, you seem to be able to use 'having' pretty well.

Can you perhaps post some sentences in which you are not sure if you have used it correctly? You will save us a lot of time by doing that.
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Hi Clive,

are my examples of 'having' the continuous of to have?

Or is there an other reason to use the ing form.

Thanks,

Ruud
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Hi,

are my examples of 'having' the continuous of to have?
Or is there an other reason to use the ing form.


e.g. She is having a baby Present continuous
Having said that Depends on the sentence, eg Present participle used as an adjective = Having said that, I sat down. Gerund =
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Hai Clive ,

thanks for your anwser.

Ruud

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