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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 8 MIN

1038 - Is It I Have or I’m Having?

from Happy English Podcast · host Michael DiGiacomo Happy English

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.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

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