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Ann
Do we say: "Had you on this medication before?" or "Have you on this medication before"? Thanks :)
Oct 25, 2023 5:24 PM
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I think you're missing a verb in both sentences, so they don't quite make sense.
Have you taken this medication before?
Have you been on this medication before?
You would use the present-tense "have."
October 25, 2023
Had you been on this medication before? (Asks about a past time. At some time in the past, had you taken this medication before that time?)
Have you been on this medication before? (Asks about now. Now, have you taken this medication before now?)
Both of these are correct and natural but have different meanings.
October 26, 2023
Thank you!!! :)
October 25, 2023
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