1038 - Is It I Have or I’m Having?

About this episode

This episode clarifies the usage of 'have' and 'having' in English sentences.

I have a dog. I’m having fun. Two very simple sentences, right? But here’s the question… why can we say “I’m having fun,” but we can’t say, “I’m having a dog”? Yeah… that sounds strange. So what’s going on here? Why does have sometimes work in the progressive form, and sometimes not? If you’ve ever wondered about that, today’s podcast English lesson is going to make this really clear for you. The Happy English Podcast Helping people speak English better since 2014 Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads 📘 Build your vocabulary with my free Vocabulary Workshop https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup 🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts 🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses https://www.myhappyenglish.com

People in this episode

Host: Michael Digiacomo

Topics covered

• English grammar
• progressive form
• language learning
• have vs having
• vocabulary

Keywords

• I have
• I'm having
• English lesson
• grammar rules
• language tips

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