TENSE TUESDAY: HAVING A GOOD TIME (BY BREAKING A RULE?)
30 / 09 / 2014
TENSE TUESDAY: HAVING A GOOD TIME (by breaking a rule?): meaning and examples
Good morning again.
Last week on Mistake Monday we looked at the incorrect sentence **I am owning a car.**
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2409
We said that this sentence is incorrect because "have" is a Non-action Verb, so it cannot be used with Progressive tenses. The correct sentence should be I own a car.
However, there are times when we use the verb HAVE in the progressive tense. It's when HAVE is part of an action expression, such as "have lunch," "have a good time," "have a party," "have a baby" or "have a problem." Here are some examples of sentences that use these expressions.
Example 1: I am having lunch with my mom today.
Example 2: I am having a good time tonight!
Example 3: We are having a party this weekend.
Example 4: She is having a baby in June.
Example 5: We are having problems at work.
These expressions are different because the verb HAVE is not the non-action verb that means "to possess or own." These examples are expressions of action, and not expressions of possession.
Thanks for reading. I hope you are having a great day!
Last week on Mistake Monday we looked at the incorrect sentence **I am owning a car.**
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2409
We said that this sentence is incorrect because "have" is a Non-action Verb, so it cannot be used with Progressive tenses. The correct sentence should be I own a car.
However, there are times when we use the verb HAVE in the progressive tense. It's when HAVE is part of an action expression, such as "have lunch," "have a good time," "have a party," "have a baby" or "have a problem." Here are some examples of sentences that use these expressions.
Example 1: I am having lunch with my mom today.
Example 2: I am having a good time tonight!
Example 3: We are having a party this weekend.
Example 4: She is having a baby in June.
Example 5: We are having problems at work.
These expressions are different because the verb HAVE is not the non-action verb that means "to possess or own." These examples are expressions of action, and not expressions of possession.
Thanks for reading. I hope you are having a great day!
