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When to use Have and Has?

You need to use Have and has when describing belongings or things you get. You can use have and has to talk about positive and negative things such as:

I have a car (positive)

I have a headache (negative)

Have and has

How to use (Have and has) in sentences?

You need to look at the subject. If the subject is (he, she, it), use (has). If the subject is (I, they, we, you), use (have). Let’s have a look at the following (have and has) rules to understand the idea better:

He + has (got) + object

She + has (got) + object

It + has (got) + object

 

I + have (got) + object

They + have (got) + object

You + have (got) + object

We + have (got) + object

*You can add (got)! It is an option

 

How to form questions using have and has?

You need to start the questions with (have and has) depending on the subject. Let’s have a look at the rules to learn more about have and has questions:

have + subject + got + object

has + subject + got + object

 

Have you got some free time?

Have they got a meeting this afternoon?

Has he got headache?

If you don’t want to use (got), you can use other verbs but make sure to use the past participle form, and that is related to the use of (Perfect Tense – which is explained in a separate post).ย 

 

How to form negative sentences using have and has?

You need to add (not) after have and has got use, or you can even use (don’t) and (doesn’t) as shown below ๐Ÿ‘‡ By the way, I explained the use of (don’t and doesn’t) in details previously! Feel free to check the post

I + have (not) + got + object

They + have (not) + got + object

We + have (not) + got + object

You + have (not) + got + object

 

He + has (not) + got + object

She + has (not) + got + object

It + has (not) + got + object

 

With the use of (don’t & doesn’t):

I + do not have + object

They + do not have + object

We + do not have + object

You + do not have + object

 

He + does not have + object

She + does not have + object

It + does not have + object

Let’s have some sentences using have and has:

I have a new bike.

They have three kids.

We have a meeting at 12 PM.

I don’t have a car

They don’t have a meeting tomorrow

Have you got some free time?

Have they got the project ready?

Has she got a call at 1 PM?

 

How to use Had in sentences? Or what is the past tense of (Have and Has)?

The past tense of have and has is (had). You need to use (had) with all the subjects as explained below:

He had a bike

She had got a car

They had a meeting

You had a class

I had a headache

We had meetings

 

I hope you find this English grammar lesson useful, let me know if you have any questions related to (have and has) differences or if you have any suggestions for the upcoming topics. Yesterday, I explained more English grammar topics hereย so feel free to check it ๐Ÿ™‚ Also, if you need a private discussion or lessons, email me ๐Ÿ™‚

Have a great day & take care!

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