Home & living
have people over
invite people to your home
To have people over means to invite them to your home for a visit or social occasion.
Hear it in real life
What are you doing tonight?
We are having some friends over to watch a film.
We are having people over for dinner on Friday.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We are having people in on Saturday.
Say: We are having people over on Saturday.
Use “over” to show that people are coming to your home.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have people over; have someone over; be having people over
Your turn: say it out loud
We are having people over for dinner on Friday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have people over
invite people to your home
“We are having people over for dinner on Friday.”
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