HELP PLEASE: What is the correct? I didn't have or I hadn't ?
For exemple:
I didn't have a car.
I hadn't a car.
What is the correct?
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Answers · 12
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'Have' is only an auxiliary verb when it's used with a verb in a perfect tense (present perfect, past perfect etc.).
Ex.
Do you have a...
Have you done...
I had a...
I had done...
Actually, there ARE sometimes exceptions to this rule, but they sound old-fashioned.
So "I hadn't a car" isn't technically incorrect, but it's extremely old-fashioned.
"I didn't have a car" is the standard way to say it.
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"I did not have a car" is correct.
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I hadn't got is perfectly fine.
People were giving opinions on italki but I hadn't got clue what they were on about. You know what I mean guv?
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We don't use ''hadn't'' in our daily life
So i didn't have is the right one
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"I didn't have" is the grammatically correct usage.
Example: I didn't have any ka-chigs with me so I couldn't buy a car.
The other, "I don't had", is incorrect. But you could say, "I haven't had..."
Example: I haven't had any fun in a long time.
You could also say, "I hadn't had..."
Example: I hadn't had apple pie since I was a kid".
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