The Verb To Have

Forms of To Have
  Present Past Continuous
I / you / we / they have had having
he / she / it has had having
Have is one of the most common verbs in the English language. It functions in various ways.

TO HAVE AS A MAIN VERB

As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.

For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."

When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I have
got...".

When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".

For example:

Possession:-

I have a shower in my bathroom, I don't have a bath. = I have got a shower in my bathroom. I
haven't got a bath.

The action:-

I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now.

!Note - it does not take the continuous form "I having" - for that you have to use the auxiliary verb
be.

For example: “I am having a shower.” “Are you having a good time?"

The forms of the verb “to have” are have and has for the present and had for the past.

Question Positive Statement (spoken) Negative Statement (spoken)

Singular    
Do I have ...? I have I have not
Have I got ...? (I've) (I haven't/I've not)
Does he / she / it
He/she/it has He/she/it has not
have...?
(He/she/it 's) (He/she/it hasn't)
Has he/she/it got ...?
Do you have ...? You have You have not
Have you got ...? (You've) (You haven't/You've not)
Did I / he / she / it
have ...? I / He / She / It / You had I / He / She / It / You had not
Had I / he / she / it / (I'd / He'd / She'd / You'd) (I / He / She / It / You hadn't)
you got...?
Plural    
Do we / you / they
We / You / They have not
have ...? We / You / They have
(We / You / They haven't // We've nof /
Have we / you / they (We've / You've / They've)
You've not They've not)
got ...?
Do you have ...? You have You have not
Have you got ...? (You've) (You haven't/You've not)
Do they have ...? They have They have not
Have they got ...? (They've) (They haven't/They've not)
Did we / you / they
have ...? We / You / They had I / He / She / It / You had not
Had we / you / they (We'd / You'd / They'd) (I / He / She / It / You hadn't)
got ... ?

HAVE and HAVE GOT mean the same thing when you are
talking about owning something, holding something, or
relationships.

*Remember the verb HAVE changes to HAS for the third

person singular.
He has / She has / It has

We use the auxiliary verb DO to make a question and a

negative sentence with HAVE.
 DO you HAVE a few minutes?
 I DON’T HAVE any time today.
HAVE GOT doesn’t use the auxiliary verb DO for
questions or negative sentences.
 HAVE you GOT a few minutes?
 I HAVEN’T GOT any time today.
We can also use this grammar when we talk about having an
illness.

A: Is Janice coming out with us tonight?

B: No, she wants to go home. She has a headache. (She has
got a headache.)

Have or Have Got Grammar – contractions

HAVE/HAS GOT is usually spoken in its contracted form. ‘VE
GOT / ‘S GOT

I have got – You have got – We have got – They have are

usually spoken as
I’ve got – You’ve got – We’ve got – They’ve got.
I’ve got 3 jobs. I like to be busy.

He has got – She has got – It has got are usually spoken

as
He’s got – She’s got – It’s got

For the past tense we use HAD without GOT. 

I had a Nintendo Switch but it broke.
I had got a Nintendo Switch but it broke.
My house in Canada had a big backyard. Most houses in
Tokyo don’t have yards.
My house in Canada had got a big backyard.
Ryan had the flu last month but he is better now.
Ryan had got the flu last month but he is better now.
(The got in have got is the past tense of the verb get. We
don’t use this grammar. HAD GOT)
Have got – questions and negatives
 HAVE more examples
There are many actions and situations that are only used with
HAVE. HAVE GOT is not used for the following activities:

Meals and food – HAVE means EAT/DRINK when we talk

about meals and food or drinks.
What did you HAVE for breakfast today? = What did you
EAT?

I only HAD a cup of coffee. = I only DRANK a cup of coffee.

Bath or Shower – It’s getting late. I think I’ll HAVE a shower

and go to bed.

A talk, conversation, discussion, chat – Let’s HAVE a chat

about this tonight.