Relationships

have someone over

invite someone home

To invite someone to your home for a social visit.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you doing anything tonight?

We're having my cousins over.

Play the conversation

We're having a few friends over for dinner on Friday.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: have someone to over

Say: have someone over

“Over” follows the person directly in this expression; do not add “to.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

have someone over; have a few friends over; have people over

Your turn: say it out loud

We're having a few friends over for dinner on Friday.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

have someone over

invite someone home

“We're having a few friends over for dinner on Friday.”

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