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The Verb To Have


Have is one of the most common verbs in the English language. It functions in various ways.

To have as a main verb

As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.

For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."

When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I have got...".

When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".

For Example:


Possession: I have a shower in my bathroom, I don't have a bath. = I have got a shower in my bathroom. I haven't got a bath.

The Action: I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now.

!Note - it does not take the continuous form "I having" - for that you have to use the auxiliary verb be.

For example: “I am having a shower.” “Are you having a good time?"

The forms of the verb “to have” are have and has for the present and had for the past.


Question

Positive Statement (spoken)

Negative Statement (spoken)

Singular

Do I have ...?
Have I got ...?

I have
(I've)

I have not
(I haven't/I've not)

Does he / she / it have...?
Has he/she/it got ...?

He/she/it has
(He/she/it 's)

He/she/it has not
(He/she/it hasn't)

Do you have ...?
Have you got ...?

You have
(You've)

You have not
(You haven't/You've not)

Did I / he / she / it
have ...?        
Had I / he / she / it / you got...?

I / He / She / It / You had
(I'd / He'd / She'd / You'd)

I / He / She / It / You had not
(I / He / She / It / You hadn't)

Plural

Do we / you / they have ...?
Have we / you / they got ...?

We / You / They have
(We've / You've / They've)

We / You / They have not
(We / You / They haven't // We've nof / You've not They've not)

Do you have ...?
Have you got ...?

You have
(You've)

You have not
(You haven't/You've not)

Do they have ...?
Have they got ...?

They have
(They've)

They have not
(They haven't/They've not)

Did we / you / they have ...?
Had we / you / they got ... ?

We / You / They had
(We'd / You'd / They'd)

I / He / She / It / You had not
(I / He / She / It / You hadn't)


Examples

 

Have

Have got

Question - ?

"Do you have a car?"

"Have you got a car?"

Positive Answer - Yes

"Yes, I have a car."

"Yes I've got a car."

Negative Answer - No

"No, I don't have a car."

"No I haven't got a car."


To have as an auxiliary verb


The verb “to have” is used as an auxiliary verb to help other verbs create the perfect tense auxiliary verb have [+ past participle].

For example, “I have read a lot of books,” or “I have never been to America,” or "I have already eaten."


Question

Positive Statement

Negative Statement (possible short forms)

Singular

Have you been...?

You have been ...
(You've been ...)

You have not been ... (You haven't been ... // You've not been ...)

Plural

Have we / you / they been ...?

We / You / They have been
(We've / You've They've been ...)

We / You / They have not been ... (We / You / They haven't been ... // We've / You've They've not been ...)


For Example:

Question - ?

"Have you washed your face today?"

Positive Answer - Yes

" Yes, I have."

Negative Answer - No

" No, I haven't."

Question - ?

"Have you ever had a heart attack?"

Positive Answer - Yes

" Yes, I'm afraid I have."

Negative Answer - No

" No, thank goodness, I haven't."


The use of have to

In addition to the two forms, there is another use for have as a modal verb; have to or have got to. This, of course, must be followed by another verb "We have to do something".

 

Have

Have got

Question - ?

"Do you have to leave early?"

"Have you got to leave early?"

Positive Answer - Yes

"Yes I have to." or "Yes I do"

"Yes I've got to."

Negative Answer - No

No "No I don't have to."

"No I haven't got to."


To have something done

If something is done for you, in other words you haven't actually done it yourself, we use the structure "to have something done".

For Example:

  • "I have my hair cut once every six weeks." (I don't cut my own hair, my hairdresser cuts it for me.)
  • "My husband has the car serviced once a year." (He wouldn't have a clue how to service a modern car so, he takes it to the garage and they service it for us.)