have tea vs Drink tea

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have tea' is commonly used to refer to the act of consuming tea as a social activity or a meal, while 'drink tea' is more focused on the action of consuming the beverage. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 294 views

have tea

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in British English, to refer to the act of consuming tea as a social activity or a meal.

You can use 'have tea' when inviting someone to join you for a cup of tea or when referring to the act of consuming tea in a social setting.

Examples:

Would you like to have tea with me this afternoon?
Let's have tea and chat for a while.
Having tea with friends is always a pleasant experience.

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That's exactly why we should have tea together.
So instead, you'd rather have tea with terrorists.
I thought you and I might have tea together.
I came here to have tea by myself.
We have tea at Fortnum's every afternoon.
We go on walks together, we have tea.
You go have tea with the hippie priest.
Load the stuff while we have tea.
We will enjoy that spectacle while we have tea.
Come and have tea in my treetop house.
I'm going to have tea with...
We'd love to have tea with you.
I went to have tea with Atticus.
I'll stay and have tea.
We only have half an hour together before he has to have tea with his wife.
I have been trying to have tea with that woman for six months.
We could have tea parties and dress ups and play with your horsies.
Can't you even have tea?
Meryl, perhaps we could have tea one day next week, when you have your break.
Twy and I have tea together like, every day, David.

Alternatives:

have a cup of tea
enjoy tea
partake in tea
sip tea
indulge in tea

Drink tea

This phrase is also correct and commonly used in English to refer to the action of consuming the beverage tea.

You can use 'drink tea' when focusing on the act of consuming tea as a beverage, without necessarily implying a social context.

Examples:

I like to drink tea in the morning.
She prefers to drink tea without sugar.
Would you like to drink tea or coffee?
Drinking tea is a relaxing way to unwind.
He was drinking tea while reading a book.

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You can drink tea at my place.
Drink tea with the wives, try to understand their English?
Suddenly I wanted to drink tea with brandy.
If you want to drink tea and listen to Sting, that's fine with me.
He didn't just bring us here to drink tea and then let us go.
Drink tea next time Mrs Tait sits down to write.
All the women executives drink tea with lemon.
Sybil, knows that I drink tea.
People drink tea in centers of learning.
Some of us do grow flowers and drink tea.
Think they drink tea and play Scrabble?
It's blasphemy to drink tea from a paper cup.
I can sit and drink tea.
And this is how you drink tea.
You can't drink tea in a Jacuzzi.
I can't even drink tea without tasting blood.
And they should not drink tea or coffee.
First floor has little rooms where you can drink tea.
They may suffer for us to drink tea.

Alternatives:

have a cup of tea
sip tea
enjoy tea
partake in tea
indulge in tea

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