I caught a cold last week, and as I write this, I still have
a cold. Despite how terrible I feel, I
realize that this is a good opportunity for an English lesson.
We use catch a cold to talk about the moment we received the
virus.
I caught a cold yesterday.
I caught a cold from my students.
If you hang out with sick people, you might catch a cold.
We use have a cold to describe how we feel at this moment,
or some specific time.
I don't feel well because I have a cold.
I had a cold last weekend and stayed in bed the whole time.
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