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svetaliya

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Hi, friends! Which of these two questions is correct?
1. How long have you had your car?
2. How long have you been having your car?
 

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The first is correct.

Have you had/been having?
would have been a more helpful title for this thread.
 
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When we talk about possession and ownership, we generally use the simple forms of the verb and not the progressive (continuous).
 
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