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have tea vs had tea

The phrases 'have tea' and 'had tea' are both correct, but 'have tea' refers to the present or future, while 'had tea' refers to the past. The choice between 'have tea' and 'had tea' depends on the verb tense you are using.
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have tea

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the act of drinking tea in the present or future.

Use 'have tea' when you want to talk about the present or future action of drinking tea. It is a common expression in English.

Examples:

  • Would you like to have tea with me?
  • I always have tea in the morning.
  • Let's have tea together tomorrow.
  • She likes to have tea in the afternoon.
  • Do you have tea after dinner?
  • I'll stay and have tea.
  • I thought you and I might have tea together.
  • I came here to have tea by myself.
  • We were only going to have tea And then go to the movies.
  • I have been trying to have tea with that woman For six months.
  • Would you like to have tea with us?
  • I don't want to have tea with you. Tea?
  • You mean, like, have tea with Jesus, or strangle Hitler in his crib?
  • Tiger, I will certainly have tea with you.
  • This customer will have tea with bread and butter.
  • You'll have tea ready in a minute.
  • You can't have tea, then, for breakfast.
  • I went to have tea with Atticus.
  • We always have tea at my house.
  • We always have tea at my house.
  • We go on walks together, we have tea.
  • We'd love to have tea with you.
  • Laila will have tea ready for you in the kitchen.
  • Come and have tea in my treetop house.
  • I'm going to have tea with...

Alternatives:

  • drink tea
  • enjoy tea
  • sip tea
  • partake of tea
  • indulge in tea

had tea

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the act of drinking tea in the past.

Use 'had tea' when you want to talk about the past action of drinking tea. It is a common expression in English.

Examples:

  • Yesterday, I had tea with my friend.
  • She had tea at the cafe this morning.
  • We had tea together last week.
  • He had tea before the meeting.
  • They had tea after the movie.
  • Then, I had tea with her.
  • I had tea with Miss Froy.
  • I just had tea with your daughter.
  • I've already had tea, thank you.
  • We'd all had tea together just after six.
  • We had tea and he walked me home.
  • I have had tea and it was most acceptable.
  • Have you ever had tea at the Ritz?
  • Now tell me - is this the lady I had tea with?
  • We had tea in the Ginza, and I suddenly wanted to go to the seaside
  • After we've had tea.
  • I had tea with her.
  • No. I already had tea.
  • I already had tea.
  • We had tea and then a candlelit dinner and then a beautiful carriage ride.
  • After we've had tea... after we've had tea, is to go into town and get my father's papers out of the old lab.
  • We had tea together this morning.
  • Johnny and I just had tea.
  • Then you had tea with three buttered biscuits.
  • I had tea with Miss Froy in the restaurant car.

Alternatives:

  • drank tea
  • enjoyed tea
  • sipped tea
  • partook of tea
  • indulged in tea

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