‘has’ and ‘have are the present tense versions

of the verb ‘to have’.

‘To have’ either shows possession or an action in a sentence, e.g.

I have a ginger cat called Biscuit.

George has a bath everyday.

It is important to be careful when choosing the correct form of the verb for the
subject of a sentence.
In the singular present form, the correct use of
‘has’ and ‘have’ is:

I have I have a pink pencil case.

You have You have a new teacher.

He has He has lots of medals for judo.

She has She has a huge bag of sweets.

It has It has always been easy.

 In the plural present form, we always use
‘have’:

We have We have a small school field.

You have You have a spelling test, Class 6!

They have They have big smiles on their faces.

*Not* They has big smiles on their faces.

 ‘has or ‘have’?

Singular Plural

I have We have

You have You have

He has They have

She has

It has
 Can you use the correct present form of ‘to
have’ in these sentences?

has
The crocodile _________________ razor-sharp teeth.

have
The boys _________________ red hair.

have
We _________________ a swimming lesson later today.
Sometimes the different forms of ‘to have’ can
act as auxiliary verbs.

Auxiliary verbs are ‘helping verbs’ that appear with another main verb in a
sentence.

‘fallen’ is the main verb

For example:
Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall.

‘has’ is used as an auxiliary verb

 Can you use the correct present form of ‘to
have’ in these sentences where they are used
as auxiliary verbs?

have
Caleb and Josh ____________ played football all afternoon.

has
Jennie ______________ washed her hands to bake a cake.
 ‘has or ‘have quiz
Which is the correct use of ‘has’?

a) We has been outside. b) She has blue eyes.

c) They has PE after dinner. d) I has cricket club later.

 Which is the correct use of ‘have’?

a) She have a pet tortoise. b) He have a loud voice.

c) It have been a great party. d) I have forgotten my school bag.

 ‘has’ or ‘have’?

has
a) After he gets dressed, he _________________ porridge for breakfast.

have
b) When I grow up, I want to _________________ a job in politics.

have
c) They _________________ organised a charity dressing-up day at my school.

has
d) It _________________ been tough to keep the surprise a secret.