Have had Explained+ collocations with have---> ''Teacher- I have had grey hairs trying to understand these two verbs.''

Dear Readers- students and teachers alike---> I trust that my blog posts serve you well- wishing that with my whole heart attuned to your needs.

Today's lesson revolves around the dicey and spicy topic of the ''have had'' confusion. I shall avoid morphing this particular article into a prolix of orotund gunk and start with a few forms highlighting the use of have:

"Have had" is using the verb ''have'' in the present perfect tense.

Perfect Tense Form:

I   have had

you  have had

Third person: he/she/it   has had

we   have had

you  have had

they have had

have had / has had:

Typically we use ''have'',  as a main verb with an object to talk about common actions.

We use have in collocations too- as before mentioned- you would do yourself a service by learning vocabulary in groups/chunks as opposed to singular words which are easily forgotten! 

Here are some handy common collocations :

have a great day/ have a bad time/have a good time/have fun

have a shower/a bath/a wash and shave

have a rest/a snooze/a siesta/a good sleep/a bad dream

have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper/a bite to eat/a light meal

have a hot or cold drink/a glass of wine/a cup of coffee/some mineral water

have a walk/a swim/a good time/a yoga session/a nice evening/a day off/a holiday/a good journey/a good trip

have a word with someone/a chat/a conversation/a quarrel/an argument

have a headache/a sore throat/hay fever/a bad back/a bad cold

have a (good) job/some work to do/money/an opportunity/a chance

I have had it! = I am cross/angry/ over it!/Tired.

We use the present perfect tense when we want to connect the present with the (recent) past in some way and this will appear as has had or have had in full forms or as 's had or 've had in contracted forms:

Examples:

Have Adriana and Marius had a holiday yet? ~ They've had a holiday, in Thailand.

He was tired after work, but now that he's had a shower and had a rest, he's very relaxed now.

Have you had a nice day, Bernadette? ~ I've had a rotten day. I had an argument with a colleague and I've had enough for one day- time out!

Have you always had headaches? ~ I've had them every month, I think I need glasses.

I've had a headache since early morning.

That's that!  I hope you have had enough explanation about this topic- for more- be sure to book a lesson with me on the web- site!  Namaste, Teacher Bee