he asked me if we have vs he asked me if we had

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "He asked me if we have" is used when reporting direct speech in the present tense. "He asked me if we had" is used when reporting direct speech in the past tense.

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he asked me if we have

This phrase is correct when reporting direct speech in the present tense.

This phrase is used when reporting what someone said in the present tense. It is a direct quotation.

Examples:

He asked me if we have any milk left.
She asked if we have time to finish the project today.

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He asked me if we liked living here.
Well, he asked me if we were living together, I...
He asked me if we'd like to go and have a meal, at his house.
Any road, he asked me if we'd like to go have a meal.
This Marine guard he asked me if I believed in Jesus Christ.
He asked me if it was a moose.
He asked me if it was a dog.
He asked me if I always wanted to be a doctor.
He asked me if I knew where you were last night.
He asked me if he could use Ben in his study.
He asked me if I wanted a drink.
He asked me if you would.
He asked me if I could speak English.
He asked me if I could do him a favor.
He asked me if I wanted to go abroad.
He asked me if that was blood on my shirt.
So he asked me if I can take all these tests.
He asked me if my name was Alex Messina.
He asked me if I disliked Western cuisine.
He asked me if there was somebody else.

Alternatives:

He asked me if we had
He asked me if we possess
He asked me if we own
He asked me if we hold
He asked me if we retain

he asked me if we had

This phrase is correct when reporting direct speech in the past tense.

This phrase is used when reporting what someone said in the past tense. It is a direct quotation.

Examples:

He asked me if we had any plans for the weekend.
She asked if we had finished the report.

Show examples from the web [+]

He asked me if we liked living here.
Well, he asked me if we were living together, I...
He asked me if we'd like to go and have a meal, at his house.
Any road, he asked me if we'd like to go have a meal.
This Marine guard he asked me if I believed in Jesus Christ.
He asked me if it was a moose.
He asked me if it was a dog.
He asked me if I always wanted to be a doctor.
He asked me if I knew where you were last night.
He asked me if he could use Ben in his study.
He asked me if I wanted a drink.
He asked me if you would.
He asked me if I could speak English.
He asked me if I could do him a favor.
He asked me if I wanted to go abroad.
He asked me if that was blood on my shirt.
So he asked me if I can take all these tests.
He asked me if my name was Alex Messina.
He asked me if I disliked Western cuisine.
He asked me if there was somebody else.

Alternatives:

He asked me if we have
He asked me if we possessed
He asked me if we owned
He asked me if we held
He asked me if we retained

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he asked me if we have vs he asked me if we had