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What you had? vs What you had ?

Both phrases are not correct. The correct form should be 'What did you have?' with the auxiliary verb 'did' before the subject 'you'. The question mark should not have a space before it.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 800 views

What you had?

This phrase is incorrect. It lacks the auxiliary verb 'did' before the subject 'you'.

The correct form should be 'What did you have?' when asking about something someone ate or drank.
  • Do you know how many times this week l wished l had what you had?
  • - what you and father had?
  • How could you continue as colleagues after what you had done?
  • How do you lose what you never had?
  • May I know what surgery you had?
  • I've been looking at your car history - what've you had?
  • Did she want to confess what you had done?
  • And did you clean up to hide what you had done?
  • Make your own decisions, isn't that what you had said?
  • Is this really what you had imagined?
  • Do you remember what you had for breakfast?
  • Would you mind telling me what you had for breakfast?
  • Not what you had in mind? Okay. No, I just...
  • This what you had in mind?
  • Is that what you had in mind?
  • Wasn't that what you had agreed to?
  • What made you think it had?
  • Don't you remember what we had?
  • Why didn't you come forward once you realized what you had done?
  • Why didn't you come forward once you realized what you had done?

What you had ?

This phrase is also incorrect. It lacks the auxiliary verb 'did' before the subject 'you', and the question mark should not have a space before it.

The correct form should be 'What did you have?' when asking about something someone ate or drank.
  • Do you know how many times this week l wished l had what you had?
  • - what you and father had?
  • How could you continue as colleagues after what you had done?
  • How do you lose what you never had?
  • May I know what surgery you had?
  • I've been looking at your car history - what've you had?
  • Did she want to confess what you had done?
  • And did you clean up to hide what you had done?
  • Make your own decisions, isn't that what you had said?
  • Is this really what you had imagined?
  • Do you remember what you had for breakfast?
  • Would you mind telling me what you had for breakfast?
  • Not what you had in mind? Okay. No, I just...
  • This what you had in mind?
  • Is that what you had in mind?
  • Wasn't that what you had agreed to?
  • What made you think it had?
  • Don't you remember what we had?
  • Why didn't you come forward once you realized what you had done?
  • Why didn't you come forward once you realized what you had done?

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