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i haven't had vs i have not had

Both "I haven't had" and "I have not had" are correct, interchangeable, and express the same idea, but "I haven't had" is more common.
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Last updated: August 22, 2024 • 17072 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday spoken English.

"i haven't had "

This phrase is a contraction of "I have not had" and is commonly used to express the absence of an experience or action up to the present moment.
  • Aug 30, 2023 ... I haven't had any fast food this month. “Hasn't had” is third person. She hasn't had any fast food this month. PLEASE NOTE: Apparently this ...
  • May 4, 2013 ... In the last two weeks I haven't had much time, but I expect to be able to address your question soon. In colloquial use, however, particularly ...
  • Jan 26, 2017 ... I haven't had my breakfast today. or. I hadn't had my breakfast today. second example. I haven't had a second opinion on it or. I hadn't had a ...
  • Nov 16, 2020 ... "I haven't had sugar in my tea since 1982, mum." Does anyone have an explanation to this joke? Is he just reminding his mum YET AGAIN that ...
  • Jan 11, 2023 ... “I haven't had flu” means I have never had flu. The other is a point in time: “I didn't have flu” means at the time I am talking about, I was not suffering ...
  • Mar 2, 2020 ... I haven't had access to my email account for close to 2 years. I'm trying to log in to my gmail account and can't, I must have forgotten my ...
  • COLUMN: I'm 20 years old and I haven't had my first kiss. Hannah Woehrle. November 18, 2022. Design by Madison Echlin. — Photo by Madison Echlin | The State ...
  • Nov 23, 2015 ... Why I Haven't Had a Conventional Christmas in 20 Years. Nineteen years ago, my wife Heather Whinna stopped by the post office on the way home ...
  • Aug 7, 2024 ... 29 likes, 2 comments - biancaalbamph on August 7, 2024: "I haven't had alcohol or a social life since I got back from LA three weeks ago and ...
  • I haven't had my period in 2 months. I've had one period right after we had protected sex, and nothing since then. Could I be pregnant? I don't have access to ...

Alternatives:

  • I have not had
  • I've not had
  • I've not had the chance to
  • I've yet to have
  • I've never had

This phrase is correct and interchangeable with "I haven't had."

"i have not had"

This phrase is the full form of the contraction "I haven't had." It is also used to express the absence of an experience or action up to the present moment.
  • Jan 21, 2021 ... "I have not had lunch yet today." "Yesterday I had not had lunch yet when we spoke, so I was cranky." 2) Can't help you with this one ...
  • Apr 7, 2024 ... 63K likes, 743 comments - 2chainz on April 7, 2024: "Man listen I have not had that much fun in a while i stopped watching wrestling years ...
  • Oct 28, 2017 ... "I have not had an/the opportunity" would be correct. You can also say "I've not had any opportunities".
  • Aug 18, 2024 ... "I have not had a food allergy reaction since I was a child but it all changed in the summer of 2023. Just as I returned from a track ...
  • Jul 15, 2022 ... If I have not had an internship in my freshman and sophomore years, is it "too late" for me to enter tech? Submission accepted by. Etienne D ...
  • Mar 21, 2014 ... Remember me? I have not had a full time job in 5 sad years! Sure, I had a few small freelance jobs here or there. I have had lots of ...
  • Jan 26, 2017 ... "I haven't had my breakfast today." - Between the beginning of today and NOW, I have not had a breakfast. ... "Had had" (and its negative "hadn't ...
  • Edited to add: I have not had the privilege of hunting with Buckmasters...I am thankful for the opportunity to be part of their 2022 Expo! Come see us...
  • Dec 11, 2023 ... Peak Machen II : 'I have not had to wait until I am dead !' ... The Life of Arthur Machen transcribes a letter dated 15 October 1923 that had been ...
  • May 1, 2024 ... 'I have not had contact with my siblings for many decades, nor did I attend my parents' funerals'. Tell Me About It: I have no friends nor ...

Alternatives:

  • I haven't had
  • I have yet to have
  • I have never had
  • I have not experienced
  • I have not tried

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