i have a sixth sense vs i had a sixth sense

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have a sixth sense' is used to express the possession of an extra sense beyond the five basic senses, while 'I had a sixth sense' is used to talk about a past experience or feeling of having an intuitive perception.

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i have a sixth sense

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express the possession of an extra sense beyond the basic five senses.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has an intuitive perception or ability beyond the ordinary senses.

Examples:

I have a sixth sense about people's intentions.
She seems to have a sixth sense when it comes to predicting the weather.

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Hello? I have a sixth sense for finding terrible men.
You know that I have a sixth sense...
- I have a sixth sense, I know.
And, you know, I have a sixth sense about people.
I have a sixth sense when it comes to crime...
You know that I have a sixth sense... there is something that doesn't convince me.
I have a sixth sense about this.
And I have a sixth sense about these things.

Alternatives:

I possess a sixth sense.
I am intuitive.
I have an extra sense.

i had a sixth sense

This phrase is correct and is used to talk about a past experience or feeling of having an intuitive perception.

This phrase is used to describe a past situation where someone had an intuitive feeling or perception beyond the ordinary senses.

Examples:

I had a sixth sense that something was about to go wrong.
She had a sixth sense that he was lying.

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It's like he had a sixth sense.
Maybe Paul had a sixth sense about us.
Mother, who had a sixth sense for sniffing out alcohol, was on the warpath.
had a sixth sense for danger.
- Are there supposed to be? - ...had a sixth sense for danger.
Those dogs have a sixth sense.
The chip functions as a sixth sense.
We are coaxing neurotransmitters to create a sixth sense.
Hello? I have a sixth sense for finding terrible men.
You develop a sixth sense after a while.
You know that I have a sixth sense...
I've got a sixth sense for it.
That's because these animals have a sixth sense.
- I have a sixth sense, I know.
I heard that you have a sixth sense.
He had what the Germans call Fingerspitzengefühl which is a sixth sense of sizing up the situation.
Some people have a sixth sense.
Well, it seems I've developed a sixth sense...
He has a sixth sense, like cats.
I have a sixth sense about this.

Alternatives:

I used to have a sixth sense.
I possessed a sixth sense in the past.
I had an intuitive feeling.

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i have a sixth sense vs i had a sixth sense