Comments on: Have a history of https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/ Upgrade your English Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:13:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2399 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:35:04 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2399 In reply to EVERSON ZIN.

This is a good time to use the -ing verb: “President Putin has a history of fighting’ or “has a history of starting fights.”

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By: EVERSON ZIN https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2392 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:08:40 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2392 The President Putin have a history of about fights.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2380 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:23:22 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2380 In reply to Eugene.

haha good example!

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By: Eugene https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2373 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:06:58 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2373 He has a history, I would even say a talent, of screwing everything up!

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2340 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:33:08 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2340 In reply to Chih.

Perfect example, you just don’t need “the” before “disinformation.” OTherwise perfect!

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2331 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:18:29 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2331 In reply to Claudio.

Yes – but just say, “it” if you refer to a newspaper. “It has a history of always agreeing with the government.”

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By: Chih https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2327 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:20:33 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2327 The company has a history of spreading the disinformation to manipulate its stock price.

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By: Claudio https://plainenglish.com/expressions/have-a-history-of/#comment-2317 Sun, 05 Jun 2022 19:50:33 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=13540#comment-2317 I don’t like this newspaper. He has a history of always agreeing with the government

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