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The Verb To Have

Forms of To Have

 
Present
Past
Continuous

I / you / we / they

have

had

having

he / she / it

has

had

having

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 a car?”
” a car?”

Positive Answer –
“Yes, a car.”
“Yes a car.”

Negative Answer –
“No, a car.”
“Noa 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.”

Present Perfect

I have been a teacher for over 11 years.
You have been a student for …
He / She has been a student for …
It has been nice today.
We have been students for ….
They have been students for …

Past Perfect

I had been a teacher for several years.
You had been a student for several years.
He / She had been a student for several years.
It had been nice for several hours.
We had been students for several years.
They had been students for several years.

Future Perfect

I will have been a teacher for several years.
You will have been a student for several years.
He / She will have been a student for several years.
It will have been nice for several years.
We will have been students for several years.
They will have been students for several years.

 

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, I have.”

Negative Answer –
” No, I haven’t.”

Question – ?
“Have you ever had a heart attack?”

Positive Answer –
” Yes, I’m afraid I have.”

Negative Answer –
” 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 to
Have got to

Question – ?
“Do you leave early?”
“leave early?”

Positive Answer –
“Yes to.” or “Yes I do”
“Yes to.”

Negative Answer –
“No to.”
“Noto.”

 

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:-

“He had a tooth out.” (Only a masochist would go pull their own teeth out. We go to the dentist and he or she pulls our teeth out for us.)

“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.)

• To is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.”
• Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.”
• Just to be clear: two is pronounced the same as to and too, but it can’t be used instead of either of them because it’s a number.

In the hierarchy of things that drive grammar sticklers mad, and are near the top. It’s very common to see them confused, abused, and misused, and not just in YouTube comments or on Reddit. People seem to mix up these two funny little words all over the place, and it’s something that can happen to anyone.

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How to Use

is a preposition and a versatile little word that can be used to say many things. You can use it to indicate a goal or a direction of movement, as well as a place of arrival. That’s the way you use it when you say you’re going to class tomorrow. also plays a role when we want to indicate that a verb is an infinitive.

You’ll often use when you want to indicate a relationship between words, relationship like possession, attachment, and addition. You get attached to people, you have things that belong to you. is also used to indicate a range or a period of time, like when you say it will take you five to ten minutes to finish something.

There are other things for which we use the word , but by now you should know enough of them to make sure you notice the difference between it and .

How to Use

is also a useful little word, but it’s not a preposition like , and it doesn’t have as many meanings. You can use it instead of “besides,” “in addition,” “also,” or “as well.” But you can use it for other things, too, like when you want to indicate excessiveness. If you find grammar tough, you can say that it’s too hard. In casual speech, speakers sometimes use in the sense of “very”:

, , and

Apart from being spelled very similarly, and are pronounced the same—[too]. And there’s another word that’s also pronounced that way: the number two. We call words that share a pronunciation homophones, and if you take a look at any list of commonly confused words, you’ll find plenty of homophones on it. Words like and and and and are up there, along with , , and . It doesn’t matter whether the homophones have different meanings and uses or if they are in completely different word classes; we still mix them up.

The only way to fix this is to repeat over and over again what each of the homophones means so that people who don’t know it get the chance to learn. For those who know the difference, a few minutes of proofreading should fix the issue.

How to Remember the Difference Between and

Since they are pronounced the same, you don’t have to worry about mixing up and in speech. It’s writing that creates problems. But there’s an easy way to make sure you’re using the correct word. Because can be used in more ways than , it’s easier to remember that can be replaced with “also,” “very,” or “excessively.” If you’re not sure whether the you’ve written should actually be a , try replacing it with one of those substitutes. If it works, you’ve made a mistake. If it doesn’t, you’re good. You can do the same to make sure that your s are indeed s and not s.

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