Verb to have

1. Complete with the simple present of the verb to have. The first two are done for you.
1. They like filming. They’ve (= have) a web cam on their computer.
2. Mary does not have (= doesn’t have) a car. She walks everywhere.
3. Nobody likes Thomas. He _______________________ any friends.
4. I can’t open the warehouse door. I ______________________ a key.
5. Hurry up! We ______________________ much time.
6. “What’s wrong?” “I ____________________ something in my shoe.”
7. Barry doesn’t read much. He ______________________ many books and magazines.
8. It is a nice town. It ______________________ two lovely parks.
9. “Where are my keys?” “I don’t know. I ____________________ them.”
10. I am not going to university today. I ____________________ a flu.
Murphy, R. 1990. Essential grammar in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 29. (adapted)

2. What do Philip and Margaret have? Look at the information and write sentences about Philip, Margaret and
yourself. The first two are done for you.

Philip Margaret you

1. fire extinguisher yes no ?
2. laptop no yes ?
3. memory stick yes yes ?
4. brothers / sisters six sisters one brother ?

1. Philip has a fire extinguisher.

Margaret does not have (= doesn’t have) a fire extinguisher.
I ___________________________________________________________________
2. Philip _______________________________________________________________
Margaret _____________________________________________________________
I ___________________________________________________________________
3. Philip _______________________________________________________________
Margaret _____________________________________________________________
I ___________________________________________________________________
4. Philip _______________________________________________________________
Margaret _____________________________________________________________
I ___________________________________________________________________
Murphy, R. 1990. Essential grammar in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 29. (adapted)

3. Write questions. Use the simple present of the verb to have. The first one is done for you.
1. (you / a television at home) Do you have a television at home?
2. (your sister / a laptop?) _______________________________________________
3. (James / many classmates?) _____________________________________________
4. (Mr and Mrs Lynch / any children?) ______________________________________
5. (how many euros / you with you now?) ____________________________________
6. (what kind of computer / your brother?) ___________________________________
7. (Peter / English lessons on Mondays?) __________________________________
8. (you / a new Mathematics lecturer?) _____________________________________
9. (she / an Agronomy book?) ______________________________________________________
10. (they / a lunch break?) _______________________________________________
11. (this computer / a virus?) _____________________________________________

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One man and his dog
4. Complete the story. Write has, have, doesn’t have or don’t have. Use a negative when you see not in
brackets (not). The first one has been done for you.

Mr. Taylor has got a problem. He (1) has a very large dog. The dog (2) …………… big teeth. Everybody likes Mr.
Taylor and he (3) …………… many friends, but his friends say they (4) …………… (not) time to visit his house.
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders (5) …………… two problems. They (6) …………… a small coffee shop near the station. The coffee
shop is clean and the coffee is cheap, but they (7) …………… (not) many customers. The coffee shop (8) ……………
twelve tables but today, for example, they (9) …………… only one customer. And it is always like this. So, Mr. and
Mrs. Saunders are poor. And this is the second problem. Their daughter, Francesca, wants a dog to play with in the
park. But Mr. and Mrs. Saunders (10) …………… (not) any money. So they can’t buy a dog and their daughter is very
sad.
The one customer who is sitting in Mr. and Mrs. Saunders’ restaurant is Mr. Taylor, the man who (11) …………… the
big dog with the big teeth.
Mr. Taylor is talking to Mr. and Mrs. Saunders. ‘I (12) …………… a problem,’ he says. ‘I like my friends and I love my
dog. My dog is a good dog. It’s friendly and kind. But it (13) …………… big teeth and my friends are afraid.’
‘We (14) …………… problems too,’ Mr. Saunders says. ‘We (15) …………… a coffee shop but we (16) …………… (not)
many customers. So we (17) …………… (not) the money to buy a dog for Francesca to play with in the park.’
So, here is the question. What can they do? Mr. Taylor (18) …………… a dog. The dog (19) …………… big teeth. Mr.
Taylor (20) …………… lots of friends. And they want to see him. But they are afraid of the dog because the dog (21)
…………… big teeth. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders (22) …………… a coffee shop. But the coffee shop (23) …………… (not) any
customers. And so their daughter (24) …………… (not) a dog to play with in the park.
It’s Saturday and Mrs. Saunders is smiling. She (25) …………… an idea that will make everyone happy. What do you
think it is?
(Dainty, P. 1998: 11)

5. Now, answer these questions according to the information in the text.

1 What is Mr. Taylor’s problem?
2 Why don’t Mr. Taylor’s friends visit him?
3 How is Mr. and Mrs. Saunders’ café?
4. Where is it?
5 Do Mr. and Mrs. Saunders have many customers in the café?
6 How many tables are there in the café?
7 Who is Francesca?
8 How old is she?
9 What is one of her dreams?
10 Why does Francesca want a pet?
11 Why can’t she have a pet?
12 Why does Francesca feel sad?
13 Who is the customer who goes to the café every day?
14 Is the dog dangerous? Quote [= copy] from the text to justify your answer.

6. Ask the appropriate questions to get these answers:

1._________________________________? The dog’s teeth are big.
2._________________________________? The café is near the station.
3._________________________________? The café has twelve tables.
4._________________________________? Their daughter’s name is Francesca.
5._________________________________? Mr Taylor is a customer.
6._________________________________? Francesca’s birthday is in May.
7._________________________________? My favourite colour is green.
8._________________________________? That is Mr Taylor’s dog.
9._________________________________? Mr and Mrs Saunders have a problem because they don’t have many
customers.
10._________________________________? It’s ten o’clock.

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11._________________________________? Francesca is 7 years old.
12._________________________________? Mr Taylor is 1.98 m tall.
13._________________________________? The café is not far. We can walk.
14._________________________________? The journey is four hours long.
15._________________________________? A cup of coffee is 80 cents.

7. Complete the following dialogues with forms of the verb to have - positive, negative or interrogative. The first
ones are done for you.

1. Donna: I have two tickets for a concert tonight. Can you come with me?
Paul: No, I’m sorry. I don’t have time. I have a lot of work to do.

2. Tina: Do you _have_ any brothers or sisters?

Philip: I _________ three brothers but I _________ any sisters.

3. Sam: _____ you _____ any pets?

Mary: We __________ 15 dogs, 7 cats and a parrot.
Sam: _____ you _____ a holiday every year?
Mary: A holiday? With 23 animals in the house! No, we __________ any holidays!

4. Oliver: _____ you _____ tea with your breakfast?

Laura: We __________ tea or coffee. We only drink fruit juice in the morning.

5. Gina: Is Tim OK?

Tessa: Not really. He __________ a cold.
Gina: I’m not surprised! It’s the middle of winter. It’s -3ºC. There’s 50 centimetres of snow.
But every morning he __________ a swim in the river and then walks home in his T-
shirt!

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KEY: Verb to have

1. Complete with the simple present of the verb to have.

3. Nobody likes Thomas. He doesn’t have any friends.
4. I can’t open the warehouse door. I don’t have a key.
5. Hurry up! We don’t have much time.
6. “What’s wrong?” “I have something in my shoe.”
7. Barry doesn’t read much. He doesn’t have many books and magazines.
8. It is a nice town. It has two lovely parks.
9. “Where are my keys?” “I don’t know. I don’t have them.”
10. I am not going to university today. I have a flu.

2. What do Philip and Margaret have?

1. Philip has a fire extinguisher.

Margaret does not have (= doesn’t have) a fire extinguisher.
I have a fire extinguisher. / I do not have a fire extinguisher.
2. Philip does not have a laptop.
Margaret has a laptop.
I have a laptop. / I do not have a laptop.
3. Philip has a memory stick.
Margaret has a memory stick.
I have a memory stick. / I do not have a memory stick.
4. Philip has six sisters.
Margaret has one brother.
I have …. / I am an only child.

3. Write questions. Use the simple present of the verb to have.

2. Does your sister have a laptop?
3. Does James have many classmates?
4. Do Mr and Mrs Lynch have any children?
5. How many Euros do you have with you now?
6. What kind of computer does your brother have?
7. Does Peter have English lessons on Monday?
8. Do you have a new Mathematics lecturer?
9. Does she have an Agronomy book?
10. Do they have lunch break?
11. Does this computer have a virus?

4. Complete the story.

One man and his dog
1. has 10. don’t have (= do not have) 19. has
2. has 11. Has 20. Has
3. has 12. have 21. has
4. don’t have (= do not have) 13. has 22. have
5. have 14. have 23. doesn’t have (= does not have)
6. have 15. have 24. doesn’t have (= does not have)
7. don’t have (= do not have) 16. don’t have (= do not have) 25. has
8. has 17. don’t have (= do not have)
9. have 18. has

5. Most likely answers:

1. His friends don’t visit him.
2. Mr. Taylor’s friends don’t visit him because they are afraid of his dog, but they say they don’t time to visit him.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders’ café is small and clean.
4. It is near the station.
5. No, they don’t.
6. There are twelve tables in the café.
7. Francesca is Mr. and Mrs. Saunders’ daughter.
8. I don’t know.
9. One of Francesca’s dreams is to have a dog.
10. She wants a pet to play with.
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11. She can’t have a pet because her parents don’t have enough money to buy one.
12. She feels sad because she can’t have a dog.
13. Mr. Taylor is the customer who goes to the café every day.
14. No, the dog isn’t dangerous. We can read in the text: ‘My dog is a good dog. It’s friendly and kind.’

6. Ask the appropriate questions to get these answers:

1. How are the dog’s teeth?
2. Where is the café?
3. How many tables does the café have?
4. What is the name of Mr and Mrs Saunders’ daughter?
5. Who is Mr Taylor?
6. When is Francesca’s birthday?
7. What is your favourite colour?
8. Whose dog is this?
9. Why do Mr and Mrs Saunders have a problem?
10. What time is it?
11. How old is Francesca?
12. How tall is Mr Taylor?
13. How far is the café?
14. How long is the journey?
15. How much is a cup of coffee?

7. Complete the following dialogues with forms of the verb to have - positive, negative or interrogative. The first
ones are done for you.
2 Do you _have_ any brothers or sisters?
I _have_ three brothers but I _do not have_ any sisters.

3 _Do_ you _have_ any pets?

We _have_ 15 dogs, 7 cats and a parrot.
_Do_ you _have_ a holiday every year?
A holiday? With 23 animals in the house! No, we _do not have_ any holidays!

4 _Do_ you _have_ tea with your breakfast?

We _do not have_ tea or coffee. We only drink fruit juice in the morning.

5 Is Tim OK?
Not really. He _has_ a cold.
I’m not surprised! It’s the middle of winter. It’s -3ºC. There’s 50 centimetres of snow. But every morning
he _has_ a swim in the river and then walks home in his T-shirt!