9/5/2019 Have Or Has
Students of English will eventually both 'have' and 'have got' to express possession. Both forms can express what we own, but also the relationships we have. For example, I have / have got a car and a father. Beginning level students should also know that 'have' is preferred in US English, and 'have got' is much more common in. Finally, the fact that US English often uses 'gotten' as the for various verbs including, but will also use 'have got' when expressing possession can further confuse students. This guide provides examples of the various uses of both forms. 'Have' and 'Have got' are used for possession.Example: Jack has got a beautiful house.
OR Jack has a beautiful house. Only 'have' is used when talking about actions.Example: I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. NOT I usually have got breakfast at 8 o'clock. The question form for 'have' follows:Example: Do you have a fast car? NOT Have you a fast car?.
'Have' and 'Have got' are only used in the. Use 'have' for the past simple or future forms.Example: She had a copy of that book. There is no contracted form for 'Have' in the positive form. The contracted form is used for 'have got'Example: I have a red bicycle. OR I've got a red bicycle.
NOT I've a red bicycle. SubjectPositive FormNegative FormQuestion FormI, You, We, TheySubject + have + got + objects - contracted form: 've gotThey have got a new car.I've got a number of friends in Los Angeles.Subject + have + not + got + objects - contracted form: haven't gotWe have not got a dog.They haven't got time to meet today.(? Word) + have + subject + got?How many children have you got?Have we got enough time today?He, She, ItSubject + has + got + objects - contracted form: 's gotHe has got a new car.It's got red stripes and yellow stars.Subject + has + not + got + objects - contracted form: hasn't gotShe has not got a dog.It hasn't got any spots on it(? Word) + has + subject + got?How many children has he got?Has it got any gas in the tank?
SubjectPositive FormNegative FormQuestion FormI, You, We, TheySubject + have + objects - no contracted formThey have a new car.We have classes on Friday.Subject + do + not + have + objects - contracted form: don't haveThey do not have a dog.We don't have time for lunch now.(? Word) + do + subject + have?How many children do you have?Do we have any pasta left?He, She, ItSubject + have + objects - no contracted formShe has a new car.He has three children.Subject + does + not + have + objects - contracted form: doesn't haveShe does not have a dog.He doesn't have any friends in town.(?
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Word) + does + subject + have?How many children does he have?Does she have a vacation this month?
Definition of have. Had play ˈhad, (h)əd, d; having play ˈha-viŋ; has play ˈhaz, (h)əz, z, s; in 'has to' meaning 'must' usually ˈhas. Transitive verb. 1 a.: to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement. They have a new car. I have my rights. The words 'has' and 'have' are used as a main verb and auxiliary verb in the present tense. In either case, has is used for the third person singular: he, she, it. As for have, it's used for the third person plural and the first and second persons, singular and plural. Examples as a main verb: He/she has a big house. Mr Smith has no car.
Have, hold, occupy, own, possess mean to be, in varying degrees, in possession of something. Have, being the most general word, admits of the widest range of application: to have money, rights, discretion, a disease, a glimpse, an idea; to have a friend's umbrella.
To hold is to have in one's grasp or one's control, but not necessarily as one's own: to hold stakes. To occupy is to hold and use, but not necessarily by any right of ownership: to occupy a chair, a house, a position. To own is to have the full rights of property in a thing, which, however, another may be holding or enjoying: to own a house that is rented to tenants. Possess is a more formal equivalent for own and suggests control, and often occupation, of large holdings: to possess vast territories.
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