Anonymous  +  716436 Tue, 05 May 09 11:15 AM Hi, can you please tell me what's the difference between :   Have you.. ?   and   Did you have.. ?   i know that if i'm talking about the past i need to use Did you have. but sometimes i read "have you.. ?" . What's the difference ?   Thank you. Anonymous Difference Between, Speaking, Chat, Friendships

	Avangi  +  716489 Tue, 05 May 09 12:03 PM "Have you" and "did you" are closely related, but "Did you have" is quite different, using "to have" as the main verb, rather than as an auxilliary. (simple past)  I broke the vase.  Did you break the vase? (present perfect)  I have broken the vase.   Have you broken the vase? The alleged event took place in the past in both cases, but with the second sentence, the event was clearly close to the present time. Did you have enough to eat? Do / did you have the book out overnight?  (possession.  You possess the book.) Did you have the oil changed in the car?  (causation.  You caused the oil to be changed.) Did you have to be so mean to my boyfriend?  (need.   You needed to to it.)   - A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,207 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Present Tenses, Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Relationships, Sentences, Simple Tenses, Boyfriends