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i had a flu vs ive caught a flu

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I had a flu' is commonly used to talk about a past experience of having the flu, while 'I've caught a flu' is used to indicate a recent event of catching the flu.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1473 views

i had a flu

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about a past experience of having the flu.

This phrase is used to describe a previous occurrence of having the flu. It indicates that the person had the flu at some point in the past.

Examples:

Last year, I had a flu that kept me in bed for a week.

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And this one time I had a bissel flu and she brought me chicken soup every day.
Demonic permeation's like a flu.
Told her it was a flu shot.
I got a flu shot at the pharmacy.
Like taking a flu shot filled with cancer.
Every day has the peace and serenity of a flu outbreak.
Instead of a flu vaccine, boom.
No, I went for a flu shot.
He said it was a flu shot.
I just fell asleep after taking a flu medication.
It's just a stomach virus or a flu.
Or maybe it's just a flu.
A flu party, she said.
You could be fighting off a flu.
The bubonic plague was only a flu.
Celvapan contains a flu strain called A/ VietNam/ 1203/ 2004 (H5N1).
It contains a flu strain called A/ Viet Nam/ 1194/ 2004 (H5N1).
Subject: Type A flu - lack of health insurance cover
Picked up a flu virus at Nasreldine.
A flu pandemic happens when a new strain of flu virus appears that can spread easily from person to person because people have no immunity (protection) against it.

Alternatives:

I had the flu
I was sick with the flu

ive caught a flu

This phrase is correct and is used to indicate a recent event of catching the flu.

'I've caught a flu' is used to describe a recent occurrence of catching the flu. It implies that the person has recently become infected with the flu virus.

Examples:

I've caught a flu from my coworker who was sick last week.

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And what we know is that it's as if the bees have caught a flu.
Demonic permeation's like a flu.
Told her it was a flu shot.
I got a flu shot at the pharmacy.
Like taking a flu shot filled with cancer.
Every day has the peace and serenity of a flu outbreak.
Instead of a flu vaccine, boom.
No, I went for a flu shot.
He said it was a flu shot.
I just fell asleep after taking a flu medication.
It's just a stomach virus or a flu.
Or maybe it's just a flu.
A flu party, she said.
You could be fighting off a flu.
The bubonic plague was only a flu.
Celvapan contains a flu strain called A/ VietNam/ 1203/ 2004 (H5N1).
It contains a flu strain called A/ Viet Nam/ 1194/ 2004 (H5N1).
Subject: Type A flu - lack of health insurance cover
Picked up a flu virus at Nasreldine.
Heard you caught a case with day shift.

Alternatives:

I've come down with the flu
I've contracted the flu

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