'Have had'/'Has had'

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Spectacled-Girl

#375735 Wed, 06 Jun 07 12:16 PM

When do we use 'have had' or 'has had'?

I am confused. Please explain.

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Giyu

#375740 Wed, 06 Jun 07 12:23 PM

You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.

I have had this car for 2 weeks.

She/He has had that car for a month.

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Wendel

#375747 Wed, 06 Jun 07 12:32 PM

Hi Giyu
Can u enumerate example that is not belong to person,

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Spectacled-Girl

#375748 Wed, 06 Jun 07 12:33 PM

Giyu wrote:
You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.

I have had this car for 2 weeks.

She/He has had that car for a month.

So that means the words 'have had' or 'has had' are used to mean someone that he/she has bought something and that something is still being used, right?

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Yoong Liat

#375811 Wed, 06 Jun 07 02:12 PM

Spectacled-Girl wrote:
Giyu wrote:
You can use both, depends if you talking in third person, plural or singular.

I have had this car for 2 weeks.

She/He has had that car for a month.

So that means the words 'have had' or 'has had' are used to mean someone that he/she has bought something and that something is still being used, right?

Thanks again.

Yes, that's what both sentences mean.
"I've had dinner" means "I've eaten dinner."

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Spectacled-Girl

#375815 Wed, 06 Jun 07 02:17 PM

Yoong Liat wrote:
Yes, that's what both sentences mean.
"I've had dinner" means "I've eaten dinner."

I got it. Thanks Yoong Liat. Smile [:)]

Spectacled-Girl

#375874 Wed, 06 Jun 07 03:32 PM

Wait, if I say 'I had dinner', it means 'I had eaten my dinner and I won't be having my dinner again'. Right?

Thanks again. Smile [:)]

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Yoong Liat

#375892 Wed, 06 Jun 07 03:58 PM

Spectacled-Girl wrote:
Wait, if I say 'I had dinner', it means 'I had eaten my dinner and I won't be having my dinner again'. Right?

Thanks again.

If you say ' I had dinner', it refers to past action. You could be referring to the dinner you had yesterday.
So you could say 'I had dinner at 7 pm yesterday.'
If you say 'I have eaten dinner' it refers to an action that took place not long ago.
For example, you go to your friend's house, and she asks you to have dinner with her, you could say 'No thanks, I have eaten.'
You cannot say 'No thanks, I had eaten.'

Yoong Liat

Peaceblinkfriend

#375895 Wed, 06 Jun 07 04:04 PM

Yoong Liat wrote:

If you say 'I have eaten dinner' it refers to an action that took place not long ago.

Or you could say 'I have had dinner already.'

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