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Lesson No. 82
Have, has, had
Have is the base verb; It is used with I, We, You, They and Plural nouns.
“Has” is used with He, She, It, Singular noun.
“Had” is in the past tense. It is used with all.

“To have” has several meanings. (use as main verb)

As the main verb:
1. To possess
2. “Have to” indicates an external obligation.
3. To eat, drink or take.
4. Causing an action to take place.
As an auxiliary verb.
5. As an auxiliary word for perfect tense.

1. To possess.
Example sentences:
1. We have a car.
2. She has a beautiful voice.
3. I have a plan.
4. I have a bad head-ache.
Have is a state verb here. (situation)
State verb describes the situation; possession; emotion, sense, mental state. There is no
continuing situation etc. (As against this action verb describes an action that the Subject
does. For example. He kicked the ball. She drove the car)

You cannot add “ing” to “have” when it is main verb to mean “to possess”
You cannot say
“We are having a car”
“She is having a beautiful voice”.
“I am having a plan”
“I'm having a bad head-ache”.

“Have” should not be used in contracted form here. You cannot say:
1. We’ve a car.
2. She’s a beautiful voice.
3. I’ve a plan.
4. I’ve a bad head-ache.

“Got” can be used with have.

1. We have got a car.
2. She has got a beautiful voice.
3. I have got a plan.
4. I have got a bad head-ache.

Both have the same meaning.

It can be used in contracted form as follows.
1. We’ve got a car.
2. She’s got a beautiful voice.
3. I’ve got a plan.
4. I’ve got a bad head-ache.
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(2) “Have to” is used to describe an external obligation.

1. You have to pay the fees before the month-end.
2. He has to pass this time.
3. We have to obey the traffic rules.
4. She has to do the night shift today.

“Got” can be used without changing the meaning. Have can be contracted while using got.
1. You’ve got to pay the fees before the month-end.
2. He’s got to pass this time.
3. We’ve got to obey the traffic rules.
4. She’s got to do the night shift today.

(3) Have replaces words like “eat, drink or take”

1. We had our break-fast already.
(Instead of “We ate our break-fast already”)
(We can add “Ing” in type of sentence.
“We were having break-fast when you called us”
There can be a continuing action. The action can be continuing.)

2. I had a cup of coffee just a little while ago.

(Instead of “I drank a cup of coffee just a little while ago”).
(We can add “Ing” “I am having a cup of coffee just now”)

3. Let’s have a break. (Instead of “Let’s take a break”)

4. Have a seat please. (Instead of “Take a seat please”)

5. Other sentences: Have a safe journey; Have a nice day.

With this meaning you cannot add “got”. (as already seen, when the meaning is possession
or obligation you can add “got”.

(4) Use of “Have” to cause an action to take place.

1. I will have my son drop you at the Railway Station.
2. I had my bike serviced last Monday.
3. I will have the parcel delivered at your house.

(5) As a helping verb/ as an auxiliary for Perfect tense.

1. He has gone to Mumbai.
2. The train has arrived on Platform No. 2.
3. She had left her house before he could reach there.

Negatives and questions.

1. When “to have” is the main verb, used in full form, treat it as any other main verb and
use “do, does and did”.
For Example.
 He has a bike.
Negative: He doesn’t have a bike.
Question: Does he have a bike?

 They have to leave the place.

Negative: They don’t have to leave the place.
Question: Do they have to leave the place?
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 She had dinner early.

Negative: She didn’t have dinner early.
Question: Did she have dinner early?

2. When “to have” is followed by “got” or is an auxiliary of a Perfect Tense, the use
direct negative and question form.
For example.

 We ‘ve got to complete this work.

Negative: We haven't got to complete this work. Though grammatically correct, usually we
don’t say this way. We say “We don’t have to complete the work”)

Question: Have we got to complete this work?

 They’ve got a car.

Negative: They haven’t got a car.
Question: Have they got a car?

A. Fill in the gap (with have/ has or had)

1. We………………a large house in Chennai.
2. He ……… a younger brother.
3. Ram and I …………..played tennis for the University 5 years ago.
4. The facilities this hostel ………..are better than the others.
5. She could try to sing for films (cinema) as she ……………a sweet voice.
6. I would like to ………a car as my family…….. Grown.
7. No matter what, you………..to pass this time.
8. I wish I ………..enough money to buy a house as the rent is high in this city.
9. We ……vegetarian food for lunch.
10. At any cost please………the parcel delivered at my office before noon.

(B) Make Negative and question sentences for the following.

1. He has enough financial resources to support his large family.
2. She has necessary qualifications to get a good job.
3. They have a dog at home which barks continuously.
4. They have got their own house in Chennai.

(C) Identify the errors, if any.

1. Yasmin is having beautiful eyes.
2. Dylan and Clara are having exams today.
3. Alisha was having breakfast when the bus arrived.
4. Does he has to play now?
5. Ayesha and Anisha has never gone to school together.

ANSWERS:

A. Fill in the gap (with have/ has or had)

1) We have a large house in Chennai.
2) He has a younger brother.
3) Ram and I had played tennis for the University 5 years ago.
4) The facilities this hostel has, are better than the others.
5) She could try to sing for films (cinema) as she has a sweet voice.
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6) I would like to have a car as my family…….. Grown.

7) No matter what, you have to pass this time.
8) I wish I had enough money to buy a house as the rent is high in this city.
9) We had vegetarian food for lunch.
10) At any cost, please have the parcel delivered at my office before noon.

(B) Make Negative and question sentences for the following.

1. He has enough financial resources to support his large family.
Question: Does he have enough financial resources to support his large family?
Negative: He doesn’t have enough financial resources to support his large family.

2. She has got necessary qualifications to get a good job.

Question: Has she got necessary qualifications to get a good job.
Negative: She hasn’t got necessary qualifications to get a good job.

3. They have a dog at home which barks continuously.

Question: Do they have a dog at home which barks continuously?
Negative: They don’t have a dog at home which barks continuously.

4. They have got their own house in Chennai.

Question: Have they got their own house in Chennai?
Negative: They haven’t got their own house in Chennai.

(C) Identify the errors, if any.

1) Yasmin is having beautiful eyes.

Yasmin has beautiful eyes.

2) Dylan and Clara are having exams today.

Dylan and Clara have exams today.

3) Alisha was having breakfast when the bus arrived. (Correct)

4) Does he has to play now?

Does he have to play now?

5) Ayesha and Anisha has never gone to school together.

Ayesha and Anisha have never gone to school together.