I have problems using the right tense

[fromtahani]

Hi
I have problems using the right tense, specially when it comes to using have and have had. Can you help, please.
Thanks
Tahani

[5jj]

I have problems using the right tense, specially when it comes to using "have" and "have had". Can you help, please.?

Can you give us examples of sentences that have causes you problems?

[Gillnetter]

Hi
I have problems using the right tense, specially when it comes to using have and have had. Can you help, please.
Thanks
Tahani

Please post some sentences that you are unsure of.

I have an automobile (At this time I am in possession of an automobile)
I have had an automobile (At some time in the past I had possession of an automobile)

I have a headache (Now my head hurts)
I have had a headache for weeks (The headache started last month and it still hurts)
I have had headaches in the past (Some time ago my head hurt)

[TheParser]

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I have gray hair now.
I have had gray hair for 20 years. (It became gray 20 years ago, and it is still gray now.)

(2) I have a headache now.
I have had a headache for one hour. (It started one hour ago, and I still have it.)

(3) The United Kingdom has a queen who is "a model of propriety and duty," says Time magazine.
The United Kingdom has had its current queen since 1952.