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. The Happy English Podcast Helping people speak English better since 2014 Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads 📘 Build your vocabulary with my free Vocabulary Workshop 🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube 🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses

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1038 - Is It I Have or I’m Having? is an episode from Happy English Podcast by Michael DiGiacomo Happy English.

This episode is 8:37 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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