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i had enough vs i have enough

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I had enough' is used to express that you had a sufficient amount of something in the past, while 'I have enough' is used to convey that you currently possess a sufficient amount of something.

Last updated: March 11, 2024 • 3504 views

i had enough

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express that you had a sufficient amount of something in the past.

Use 'I had enough' when you want to convey that you had a sufficient amount of something in the past. It indicates that you no longer need more of that thing.

Examples:

I had enough food at the party last night.
She had enough time to finish the project before the deadline.

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I had enough of that growing up with an anorexic cat.
I had enough of that in college.
So I felt that I had enough.
Then I had enough room to wriggle out and get away.
I had enough with this pixie life.
I had enough of insulting, spanking and commanding.
I had enough of your babble on the ride in.
Twelve years later I had enough to buy my dream car.
I had enough money for a regional ticket, but there was an express train leaving right when I got to penn station.
When I had enough, I slipped it into his tea...
If not, I had enough of this, man.
I had enough for four years at San Diego State... a year at Stanford and a semester at the Sorbonne.
I had enough circumstantial evidence to prove that they paid market value for it, but then they received this bogus tax credit a couple months after the sale.
I'll let you know when I had enough, okay?
Come on! I had enough things in my face today! Adrian!
I had enough... and I'm going to chop off your scrawny little paw.
I had enough of that with Pablo.
I had enough to print 15 inches on election tampering.
No more e-mails and phone calls, I had enough.
Then she became violent, and I had enough.

Alternatives:

I had plenty
I had sufficient
I had an adequate amount
I had a satisfactory amount
I had a satisfactory quantity

i have enough

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express that you currently possess a sufficient amount of something.

Use 'I have enough' when you want to convey that you currently possess a sufficient amount of something. It indicates that you do not need more of that thing at the moment.

Examples:

I have enough money to buy the tickets.
Do you have enough time to complete the task?

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But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” New American Standard Bible But Esau said, "I have plenty, my brother; let what ...
Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it.
More money, and more stuff. If you know what you would do if you thought you had enough, then the next logical question is “how will I have enough”?
I Have Enough: A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life. Lama Marut explains that the quest for happiness starts with radical contentment: being truly ...

Alternatives:

I possess enough
I hold enough
I own enough
I am in possession of enough
I am in ownership of enough

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