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Chapter 5

🤝The Verb "To Have" in Present and Past

Have, has, had — possession, obligation and customs

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What you will learn

  • • Conjugate "have" in the present: I have / She has
  • • Use "had" for the past tense
  • • Apply "have to" for obligation and "have got" for possession

The Verb "To Have"

Present: have / has

SubjectVerbExample
I / You / We / TheyhaveI have a dog.
He / She / IthasShe has blue eyes.

Past: had (all subjects)

  • I had a cat when I was young.
  • She had long hair last year.

Negative & Questions

PresentPast
NegativeI don't have / She doesn't haveI didn't have
QuestionDo you have? / Does she have?Did you have?

Special Uses

  1. have to = have to (obligation):
    • I have to study. / She has to work.
  2. have got = have (possession, British English):
    • I've got a new phone. / She's got a brother.
  3. have + noun (activities):
    • have breakfast / have a shower / have fun / have a party

💡 "Have" as an auxiliary verb is used in perfect tenses (Module 5).

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