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)
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).
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 👇 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 here so feel free to check it 🙂 Also, if you need a private discussion or lessons, email me 🙂
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