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have had a car vs had had a car

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have had a car' is used to indicate the experience of owning a car up to the present moment. 'Had had a car' is used in the past perfect tense to indicate a completed action in the past before another past action.

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have had a car

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the experience of owning a car up to the present moment.

This phrase is used to talk about the experience of owning a car from a point in the past up to now. It indicates a connection between the past and the present.

Examples:

  • I have had a car for five years.
  • She has had a car since she got her license.
  • They have had a car for as long as I can remember.
  • Feb 3, 2014 ... I'm asking this because I'd need to say a friend that I have had a car for 7 years but I think that if I rephrased my thought as I've shown above I ...
  • Most states impose stiff penalties for failure to make a required report when you have had a car accident. You may be required to pay a fine or may even face ...
  • Jun 6, 2014 ... If you have had a car accident, there are critical steps to take. Check for injuries. If an occupant in your car, or in another car involved in the ...
  • Turn the ignition key off – in most modern cars, all the electrics should shut down normally once you have had a car accident as a safety initiative after the car ...

Alternatives:

  • have a car
  • own a car
  • possess a car
  • have owned a car
  • have been driving a car

had had a car

This phrase is correct and used in the past perfect tense to indicate a completed action in the past before another past action.

This phrase is used in the past perfect tense to indicate that the ownership of a car was completed before another past event. It shows the sequence of events in the past.

Examples:

  • She had had a car before she moved to the city.
  • By the time he got his license, he had had a car for two years.
  • They had had a car until they decided to go car-free.
  • May 12, 2012 ... I am just talking about the diffrence betweeen " I had a car accident one year ago" and " I had had a car accident one year ago". Last edited by a ...
  • (conveys “I don't have a car now”) b. I wish I had had a car when I was a student. ( conveys “I didn't have a caf then”; nothing about whether I have one now).
  • 10, If we had had a car we might have gone to a holiday resort for the weekend. 11. If you had not made so much noise, we would have heard him calling for ...
  • If I had had a car, I Display virtual keyboard interface (not/go) on foot. 6. If you were more polite, you. Display virtual keyboard interface (not/have) all these ...

Alternatives:

  • had a car
  • owned a car
  • possessed a car
  • had been driving a car
  • had been car owners

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