didn't have any time vs don't have any time

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Didn't have any time' is past tense, indicating that in the past there was no time available. 'Don't have any time' is present tense, indicating the current lack of time.

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didn't have any time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the absence of time in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a lack of time in the past. It refers to a specific point in time when time was not available.

Examples:

I didn't have any time to finish my homework yesterday.
She didn't have any time to call her friend last week.

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Jamie didn't have any time left to finish her homework. 2. Could you spare any time to help me wash the dog? When it doubt, remember that at any time, writing ...
The cavemen and people from say, pre 1800 didn't have it either. So what would it be like worldwide, if we didn't have any time zones?
Similarly, we say I hardly had any time or I didn't have any time but not I had any time and so on. Like other negative adverbs, hardly triggers inversion of the ...
But the snags were thick, the water was dangerous and shallow, and the engine really did seem to have an evil spirit inside. So I didn't have any time for strange ...

Alternatives:

had no time
wasn't able to make time

don't have any time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the current lack of time.

This phrase is used to express the current unavailability of time. It refers to the present moment when time is not accessible.

Examples:

I don't have any time to watch a movie tonight.
She doesn't have any time to meet for lunch this week.

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But the one I'll almost always hear is I don't have any time. Time is a funny thing. It can fly, run out, and be up. It can be spent, killed, and passed. It will tell and it ...
Ahh, the classic case of self-sabotage. If you constantly tell yourself you don't have any time for relaxing or fun, pretty soon you'll believe it one hundred percent .
Aug 5, 2015 ... I don't have time to do X. (I don't have any time at all to do X). I don't have a time to do X. (I don't have any block of time to do X.) I don't have the ...
You say I don't have any time to try and keep you satisfied. Lyric Meaning. She says that he never has time with her because he is always busy. Improve the ...

Alternatives:

have no time
am unable to make time

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didn't have any time vs don't have any time