1038 - Is It I Have or I’m Having?

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.


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