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"I had a car" vs "I had had car"

The correct phrase is "I had a car." The second phrase, "I had had car," is incorrect. The correct form uses the past simple tense "had" followed by the noun "car."

Last Updated: March 29, 2024

I had a car

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that at some point in the past, the speaker owned a car.

Examples:

  • I had a car when I was in college.
  • She told me she had a car last year.
  • Did you know he had a car before he moved to the city?
  • Back then, I had a car that always broke down.
  • They had a car until they moved to a big city.

I had had car

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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