Possible tenses of the phrasal verb "to have a sleep"
What tenses can we put the verb "to have a sleep" in? For instance, such a sentence: "Look! The dog (to have) a sleep under the table". Must we use the present simple here, or does this sentence require the present continuous tense?
Thank you.
P. S. I apologize for my terrible English. Unfortunately I haven't time now to correct mistakes.

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I would never say any form of "to have a sleep."

Instead, I would say any of the following:
"He is taking a nap."
"He is sleeping."
"He is getting some sleep."
All of these can be put into any tenses. (Ex: "He took a nap" "He will take a nap" etc.)

Here's a nice list of phrasal verbs I stumbled across recently. Maybe it will be useful to you. :)
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

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Present simple:
has a sleep

Present continuous:
is having a sleep

Past simple:
Had a sleep

Present perfect:
Has had a sleep

Past perfect:
Had had a sleep

Future:
Will have a sleep

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I agree with the first comment. It is very awkward to say "to have a sleep", at least here in the USA

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Firstly, "to have a sleep" is NOT a phrasal verb.
It contains the standard verb "to have", followed by a predicate.

Have, had, had, and all the other forms.

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