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we had people visiting vs we had people visited

The correct phrase is "we had people visiting." This construction uses the present participle "visiting" to describe an ongoing action in the past. The phrase "we had people visited" is not correct in this context.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 574 views

we had people visiting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that people were visiting in the past.

This phrase is used to describe an ongoing action that was happening in the past. It indicates that at a certain point in the past, there were people visiting.

Examples:

  • We had people visiting us last weekend.
  • During the event, we had people visiting from different countries.
  • At that time, we had people visiting the museum regularly.
  • She mentioned that they had people visiting for a few days.
  • The company had people visiting for a business meeting.
  • We had people visiting from Portland, Nevada City, Hollister, Carmel Valley, a big group from Los Angeles and bigger-than-ever group from the Bay Area.
  • Jun 30, 2009 ... When I was in the hospital we had people visiting in our room from 11am-7pm the day after my son was born. The nurse got upset with us and ...
  • Jul 21, 2015 ... Our first anniversary was a success, with a great meeting with 15 different speakers, lots of food and lots of fun for all. We had people visiting ...
  • Jul 27, 2015 ... Apart from several European countries, we had people visiting from Canada and South Korea; also for the first time in FEST history, 9 lovely ...

Alternatives:

  • We had visitors.
  • We had guests over.
  • We had people come to see us.
  • We had people dropping by.
  • We had people staying with us.

we had people visited

This phrase is not correct in this context. It does not convey the intended meaning of people visiting in the past.

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