Which one should I use in this sentence: have or had
(Before I have a cat, I used to put a cup of water next to me).
Or I can use bith?
Thank you
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When I had a cat, I would put a cup of water next to me.
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You would use "had" because you are referring to a time period that is in the past. But if you used "have" it wouldn't be wrong! If you said "Before I have a cat," it would sound like you are about to say some condition that needs to be met before you have a cat. Like "Before I have a cat, I need to study how to take care of one".
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Had* is in the past . Has is current
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Hello! The correct word would be "had", because it is the past tense.
(Ex. *Before* you had a cat)
"Have" is the present tense.
(Ex. You have a cat *right now*)
Hope it helps.đ
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Definitely before I had a cat. It has to be in the past because it happened before the cat happened.
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