I didn´t have ou I had not?

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I didn´t have ou I had not?
Message de futaro posté le 13-09-2005 à 01:45:09 (S | E | F | I)
Please, what is the difference between:

I didn´t have enough money for .....

and

I had not enough money for ......

Thank you.

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de englishgirl, postée le 13-09-2005 à 01:52:49 (S | E)
Hello, I'm Katy from Canada...

It's best to give a bit more context. But I would say, "I didn't have enough money for..."

from Katy

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de traviskidd, postée le 13-09-2005 à 20:36:38 (S | E)
You would never say "had not" unless "had" were used as an auxiliary verb.

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de futaro, postée le 14-09-2005 à 02:22:24 (S | E)
Thank you Katy and Traviskidd.
I understand, the verb "to Have" is used as the other verbs and only in different way when it is an auxiliary.

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de traviskidd, postée le 14-09-2005 à 05:31:56 (S | E)
Indeed. The only verb that does not take "do" as an auxiliary is "to be" (and, in the imperative mood, even "to be" is not an exception).

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de romanne, postée le 14-09-2005 à 10:30:41 (S | E)
Hello

I have just read Katy's and Traviskid's answers . But I have another question, about questions in the present tense. In France we are taught that you can either say I have a car , or I have got a car. Then the question can be : Do you have a car? or Have you got a car? But I have already read and heard : Have you a car? Is that correct? Or just something you say in an informal conversation?

Thank you for your help. By the way, Katy and Traviskid , I like reading what you write on this website!

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de futaro, postée le 14-09-2005 à 19:47:43 (S | E)
Hi Romanne!

I've always wanted to know what you've asked and I´d be glad if I ~~can~~ could read the answer to it.

Bye!

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Edité par traviskidd le 16-09-2005 00:32
- "have wanted" because you still want
- "have asked" because the question is still "active" (not yet answered)
- "could" agrees with "would" (concordance de temps (et dans ce cas, de politesse))

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de traviskidd, postée le 16-09-2005 à 00:21:19 (S | E)
"Have you a car?" is incorrect (or at best "barely" correct) and I would never say this.

However, there are times when "Do you have" might be replaced by "Have you" in order to give it a certain effect:

Have you any idea what you've done to me?

I don't think these special cases are worth worrying about. Recognize them if you see them, but remember that, 99% of the time, the regular verb "to have" takes "do". And it would be absolutely correct to ask:

Do you have any idea what you've done to me?

P.S. I speak as an American. Maybe in Britain the construction "Have you" is more acceptable.

P.P.S. You're !

Réponse: I didn´t have ou I had not? de futaro, postée le 16-09-2005 à 02:48:48 (S | E)
Thank you Traviskidd for your corrections. That´s helps me very much.

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Edité par traviskidd le 16-09-2005 03:12
You're welcome.

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