{"id":3123,"date":"2018-11-14T18:55:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2020-03-18T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:40:10","slug":"verb-have-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/fr\/verb-have-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 14. The Complete Guide to Verb TO HAVE in English"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Verb To Have in English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the verb to be<\/a>, \u2018the verb to have’\u00a0<\/em>ranks as the second most commonly used verb in English. The verb to have <\/em>in English can be used as the main verb or an auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Verb Forms<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Simple Present Tense<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

[Click on the subtitle to learn more about simple present tense]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nPositive (Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have<\/td>\nI\u2019ve<\/td>\nI do not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

I have not (B)<\/td>\n

I don\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Do I have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You have<\/td>\nYou\u2019ve<\/td>\nYou do not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

You have not (B)<\/td>\n

You don\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

You haven\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Do you have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We have<\/td>\nWe\u2019ve<\/td>\nWe do not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

We have not (B)<\/td>\n

We don\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Do we have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They have<\/td>\nThey\u2019ve<\/td>\nThey do not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

They have not (B)<\/td>\n

They don\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

They haven\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Do they have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He has<\/td>\nHe\u2019s<\/td>\nHe does not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

He has not (B)<\/td>\n

He doesn\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

He hasn\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Does he have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She has<\/td>\nShe\u2019s<\/td>\nShe does not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

She has not (B)<\/td>\n

She doesn\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

She hasn\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Does she have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It has<\/td>\nIt\u2019s<\/td>\nIt does not have (A,B)<\/p>\n

It has not (B)<\/td>\n

It doesn\u2019t have (A,B)<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t (B)<\/td>\n

Does it have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/p>\n

– There is no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have\u00a0<\/em>in question form.<\/p>\n

– (\u2018s) contraction can be used for indicating both the verb to be \u2018is\u2019 <\/em><\/a>and the verb to have \u2018has\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

– (A,B) means that it is used in both American and British English<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– (B) means that it is acceptable in British English.<\/p>\n

– Auxiliary verb only used the version of haven\u2019t and hasn\u2019t (Not: do not have or does not have<\/span>).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simple Past Tense<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nPositive (Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I had<\/td>\nI\u2019d<\/td>\nI did not have<\/td>\nI didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid I have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You had<\/td>\nYou\u2019d<\/td>\nYou did not have<\/td>\nYou didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid you have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We had<\/td>\nWe\u2019d<\/td>\nWe did not have<\/td>\nWe didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid we have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They had<\/td>\nThey\u2019d<\/td>\nThey did not have<\/td>\nThey didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid they have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He had<\/td>\nHe\u2019d<\/td>\nHe did not have<\/td>\nHe didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid he have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She had<\/td>\nShe\u2019d<\/td>\nShe did not have<\/td>\nShe didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid she have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It had<\/td>\nIt\u2019d<\/td>\nIt did not have<\/td>\nIt didn\u2019t have<\/td>\nDid it have?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/p>\n

– There is no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have <\/em>in question form.<\/p>\n

– The contraction form is normally used in conversation but not<\/u> in formal writing.<\/p>\n

– (\u2018d) contraction can be used for indicating both the verb \u2018would\u2019 <\/em>and the verb to have \u2018had\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Present Continuous Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nPositive (Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I am having<\/td>\nI\u2019m having<\/td>\nI am not having<\/td>\nI\u2019m not having<\/td>\nAm I having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You are having<\/td>\nYou\u2019re having<\/td>\nYou are not having<\/td>\nYou\u2019re not having<\/p>\n

You aren\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Are you having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We are having<\/td>\nWe\u2019re having<\/td>\nWe are not having<\/td>\nWe\u2019re not having<\/p>\n

We aren\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Are we having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They are having<\/td>\nThey\u2019re having<\/td>\nThey are not having<\/td>\nThey\u2019re not having<\/p>\n

They aren\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Are they having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He is having<\/td>\nHe\u2019s having<\/td>\nHe is not having<\/td>\nHe\u2019s not having<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Is he having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She is having<\/td>\nShe\u2019s having<\/td>\nShe is not having<\/td>\nShe\u2019s not having<\/p>\n

She isn\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Is she having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is having<\/td>\nIt\u2019s having<\/td>\nIt is not having<\/td>\nIt\u2019s not having<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t having<\/td>\n

Is it having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: There is no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have <\/em>in question form.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Past Continuous Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I was having<\/td>\nI was not having<\/td>\nI wasn\u2019t having<\/td>\nWas I having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You were having<\/td>\nYou were not having<\/td>\nYou weren\u2019t having<\/td>\nWere you having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We were having<\/td>\nWe were not having<\/td>\nWe weren\u2019t having<\/td>\nWere we having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They were having<\/td>\nThey were not having<\/td>\nThey weren\u2019t having<\/td>\nWere they having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He was having<\/td>\nHe was not having<\/td>\nHe wasn\u2019t having<\/td>\nWas he having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She was having<\/td>\nShe was not having<\/td>\nShe wasn\u2019t having<\/td>\nWas she having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It was having<\/td>\nIt was not having<\/td>\nIt wasn\u2019t having<\/td>\nWas it having?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: There are no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have <\/em>in positive and question forms.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Present Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nPositive (Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have had<\/td>\nI\u2019ve had<\/td>\nI have not had<\/td>\nI haven\u2019t had<\/td>\nHave I had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You have had<\/td>\nYou\u2019ve had<\/td>\nYou have not had<\/td>\nYou haven\u2019t had<\/td>\nHave you had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We have had<\/td>\nWe\u2019ve had<\/td>\nWe have not had<\/td>\nWe haven\u2019t had<\/td>\nHave we had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They have had<\/td>\nThey\u2019ve had<\/td>\nThey have not had<\/td>\nThey haven\u2019t had<\/td>\nHave they had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He has had<\/td>\nHe\u2019s had<\/td>\nHe has not had<\/td>\nHe hasn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHas he had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She has had<\/td>\nShe\u2019s had<\/td>\nShe has not had<\/td>\nShe hasn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHas she had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It has had<\/td>\nIt\u2019s had<\/td>\nIt has not had<\/td>\nIt hasn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHas it had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: There is no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have <\/em>in question form.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nPositive (Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Contracted)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Question<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I had had<\/td>\nI\u2019d had<\/td>\nI had not had<\/td>\nI hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad I had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You had had<\/td>\nYou\u2019d had<\/td>\nYou had not had<\/td>\nYou hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad you had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We had had<\/td>\nWe\u2019d had<\/td>\nWe had not had<\/td>\nWe hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad we had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
They had had<\/td>\nThey\u2019d had<\/td>\nThey had not had<\/td>\nThey hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad they had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He had had<\/td>\nHe\u2019d had<\/td>\nHe had not had<\/td>\nHe hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad he had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She had had<\/td>\nShe\u2019d had<\/td>\nShe had not had<\/td>\nShe hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad she had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It had had<\/td>\nIt\u2019d had<\/td>\nIt had not had<\/td>\nIt hadn\u2019t had<\/td>\nHad it had?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: There is no contracted form of the<\/em> verb<\/em> to have <\/em>in question form.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have\/Have Not Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In order to construct have\/have not questions, we use the auxiliary verb \u2018do, does, did\u2019, depending on the subject and tense. Examples:<\/p>\n

Positive: I have<\/strong> a dog.<\/p>\n

Question: Do you have<\/strong> a dog?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Positive: She has<\/strong> long hair.<\/p>\n

Question: Does she have <\/strong>long hair?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Positive: They had<\/strong> a party last night.<\/p>\n

Question: Did they have <\/strong>a party last night?<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have\/Have Not Answers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To answer the questions above, we can use the following:<\/p>\n

Positive Answer: Yes, I have <\/strong>a dog (Yes, I have<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Negative Answer: No, I don\u2019t have<\/strong> a dog (No, I don\u2019t<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Positive Answer: Yes, she has <\/strong>long hair (Yes, she has<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Negative Answer: No, she doesn\u2019t have<\/strong> long hair (No, she doesn\u2019t<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Positive Answer: Yes, they had <\/strong>a party last night (Yes, they had<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Negative Answer: No, they didn\u2019t have <\/strong>a party last night (No, they didn\u2019t<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Verb<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a main verb, \u2018the verb to have<\/em>\u2019 shows possession, characteristic, activity, etc. Examples:<\/p>\n

She has a bakery.<\/p>\n

[possession<\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I have brown eyes.<\/p>\n

[ability<\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

He had a shower.<\/p>\n

[activity<\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In fact, \u2018the verb to have<\/em>\u2019 is generally used for substituting \u2018the verb to eat<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018the verb to drink<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n

We have scrambled eggs every morning.<\/p>\n

[We eat scrambled eggs every morning<\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I had a cup of tea in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

[I drank a cup of tea in the afternoon<\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Auxiliary Verb<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The verb to have<\/em> can be used as an auxiliary verb in order to form present perfect tense and past perfect tense.<\/p>\n

Structure: Have\/Has\/Had + Verb 3<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

Positive: I have lived<\/strong> in Switzerland for 20 years.<\/p>\n

Negative: I<\/strong> haven\u2019t lived<\/strong> in Switzerland for 20 years.<\/p>\n

Question: Have you lived<\/strong> in Switzerland for 20 years?<\/p>\n

[Verb 1 = live; Verb 3 = lived].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Positive: It<\/strong> has been<\/strong> a long time since we talked.<\/p>\n

Negative: It<\/strong> hasn\u2019t been<\/strong> a long time since we talked.<\/p>\n

Question: Has it been<\/strong> a long time since we talked?<\/p>\n

[Verb 1 = to be; Verb 3 = been].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Positive: We<\/strong> had walked <\/strong>for all day.<\/p>\n

Negative: We<\/strong> hadn\u2019t walked <\/strong>for all day.<\/p>\n

Question: Had we walked <\/strong>for all day.<\/p>\n

[Verb 1 = walk; Verb 3 = walked].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Note: Verb 3 is also known as past participle form of the verb.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Contraction Forms<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When we use \u2018have\/has\/had\u2019 as the main verb, they are not<\/u> abbreviated.<\/p>\n

I have two movie tickets.<\/p>\n

[Not: I\u2019ve two movie tickets<\/span><\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We had lunch in a French restaurant.<\/p>\n

[Not: We\u2019d lunch in a French restaurant<\/span><\/em>].<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As an auxiliary verb, \u2018have\/has\/had\u2019 are usually used in spoken English<\/u> rather than in written English.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Contraction forms are normally used in the perfect form<\/u> tenses.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Additional Notes<\/strong><\/h6>\n

In addition, \u2018to have\u2019 can also serve as a modal verb. In general, the modal verb to have carries a meaning of something that is obligatory. We will cover the full lesson in the upcoming post.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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