This structure is used to express possession, ownership & relation.
Present Perfect: “Have Had”
Used for experiences or situations from past until now.
Subject + have/ has + had + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I have had a car for five years.
- I have not had a car for five years.
- Have you had a car for five years?
- Haven’t you had a car for five years?
- She has had a problem since morning.
- She has not had a problem since morning.
- Has she had a problem since morning?
- Hasn’t she had a problem since morning?
Subject + have/ has + had + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I have had a big house for ten years.
- I have not had a big house for ten years.
- Have you had a big house for ten years?
- Haven’t you had a big house for ten years?
Subject + have/ has + had + adverb + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I have had a very beautiful car for many years.
- I have not had a very beautiful car for many years.
- Have you had a very beautiful car for many years?
- Haven’t you had a very beautiful car for many years?
Past Perfect: “Had Had”
Used for something that happened before another past action.
Subject + had + had + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I had had a car for five years before I sold it.
- I had not had a car for five years before that.
- Had you had a car for five years before you sold it?
- She had had a problem since morning before the meeting started.
- Hadn’t you had a car for five years before you sold it?
Subject + had + had + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I had had a big house for ten years before I shifted.
- I had not had a big house for ten years before that.
- Had you had a big house for ten years before I shifted?
- Had I not had a big house for ten years before that?
Subject + had + had + adverb + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I had had a very good job for many years before I left.
- I had not had a very good job for many years.
- Had you had a very good job for many years?
- Hadn’t you had a very good job for many years?
Future Perfect: “Will have Had”
Used for something that will be completed by a future time.
Subject + will + have + had + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I will have had a car for five years by next month.
- I will not have had a car for five years by next month.
- Will I have had a car for five years by next month?
- Will I have had a car for five years by next month?
Subject + will + have + had + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- She will have had a good job for five years by next year.
- She will not have had a good job for five years by next year.
- Will she have had a good job for five years by next year?
- Will she not have had a good job for five years by next year?
Subject + will + have + had + adverb + adjective + noun + point of time/ period of time
- I will have had a very successful career for ten years by 2035.
- I will not have had a very successful career for ten years by 2035.
- Will I have had a very successful career for ten years by 2035?
- Will I not have had a very successful career for ten years by 2035?