GRAMMAR POINT:

HAVE

HAVE in the PRESENT SIMPLE tense …

HAVE in the PAST SIMPLE tense

AFFIRMATIVE

I

had

You

had

He

had

She

had

It

had

We

had

You

had

They

had

NEGATIVE

I

did

not have

(I didn’t have)

You

did

not have

(You didn’t have)

He

did

not have (He didn’t have)

She

did

not have

(She didn’t have)

It

did

not have

(It didn’t have)

We

did

not have

(We didn’t have)

You

did

not have

(You didn’t have)

They

did

not have

(They didn’t have)

INTERROGATIVE

Did

I have …?

Did

you have …?

Did

he have …?

Did

she have …?

Did

it have …?

Did

we have …?

Did

you have …?

Did

they have …?

AFFIRMATIVE

I

have

got

You

have

He

haS

got

She

haS

got

It

haS

got

We

have

got

You

have

got

They

have

got

NEGATIVE

I

have

not

got

(I haven’t got)

You

have

not got

(You haven’t got)

He

haS

not got

(He hasn’t got)

She

haS

not got

(She hasn’t got)

It

haS

not got

(It hasn’t got)

We

have

not got

(We haven’t got)

You

have

not got

(You haven’t got)

They

have

not got

(They haven’t got)

in British English

INTERROGATIVE

Have

I got …?

Have

you got …?

HaS

he got …?

HaS

she got …?

HaS

it got …?

Have

we got …?

Have

you got …?

Have

they got …?

in American English

AFFIRMATIVE

I

have

You

have

He

haS

NEGATIVE

She

haS

It

haS

We

have

You

have

They

have

I

do

not

INTERROGATIVE

Do

I have …?

Do

you have …?

Does

he have …?

Does

she have …?

Does

it have …?

Do

we have …?

Do

you have …?

Do

they have …?

have

(I don’t have)

You

do

not

have

(You don’t have)

He

does

not

have (He doesn’t have)

She

does

not

have

(She doesn’t have)

It

does

not

have

(It doesn’t have)

We

do

not

have

(We don’t have)

You

do

not

have

(You don’t have)

They

do

not

have

(They don’t have)

WHEN TO USE

HAVE

•

To talk about

POSSESSION

.

™ OBJECTS

Ex:

I have (got) a new computer. He has (got) a new car.

™ BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Ex:

I have (got) one sister and two brothers.

™ PETS

Ex:

She has (got) 3 cats and 2 dogs.

•

To give a

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

of someone.

Ex:

You have (got) beautiful blond hair. He has (got) large green eyes.

•

To talk about

MEALS

(no ‘got’ in this case).

Ex:

have breakfast – have lunch – have dinner.

•

In some

EXPRESSIONS

such as …

Ex:

have time – have a drink – have a cigarette – have tea….

TIME TO PRACTISE!

Exercise 1: Complete with the right form of HAVE in the PRESENT SIMPLE tense.

You can choose either British English or American English (not both!)

1.

They __________ a new car.

2.

How many sisters _____ she _____ ?

3.

You _________ beautiful red hair.

4.

We _________ dinner at 7.00 p.m.

5.

I _________ two dogs and one cat.

6.

We _________ a new computer.

7.

She _________ green eyes.

8.

He often _________ tea at 5 p.m.

Exercise 2: Transform the following sentences into negative (N) and interrogative (I)

sentences. You can choose either British English or American English
(not both!)

1.

They have (got) a dog.

(N)

→ ________________________________________

(I)

→ ________________________________________

2.

She has brown eyes.

(N)

→ ________________________________________

(I)

→ ________________________________________

3.

I had time to call her.

(N)

→ ________________________________________

(I) with YOU

→ ________________________________________

4.

We had lunch at 1 p.m.

(N)

→ ________________________________________

(I) with YOU

→ ________________________________________

5.

He had 4 cars.

(N)

→ ________________________________________

(I)

→ ________________________________________