How To Use "HAVE" | Basic English Grammar | HAVE, HAS, HAD

The verb have is one that  confuses a lot of students.

It's used as the main verb, the auxiliary verb.

It has irregular conjugations.

It's used in contractions.

It's used with idioms and expressions.

But today you'll learn everything  you need to know about the verb have.

Welcome back to JForrest English, of course.

I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

First, let's review all the  conjugations of the verb have,  

because you'll need to know these  throughout the entire lesson.

And don't worry about taking notes because I  summarized everything in a free lesson PDF.

You can find the link in the description  and I'm going to quiz you at the end.

So pay close attention.

The conjugations are in the infinitive  to have, the base verb have, the past  

simple had the present participle  having, and the past participle had.

Now let's review to have as the main verb in the  

present simple have is used  for possession or ownership.

I have two adorable cats.

What about you?

What is something that you have?

I have.

Maybe it's a pet, maybe it's a car.

Maybe it's an interesting possession.

Share something in the comments below.

I have.

I have put that in the comments with the subject.

You you have a turtle.

She or he has noticed that irregular conjugation.

** *** it we use has.

He or she has a Penguin?

Why not?

They have a kangaroo.

We have an iguana.

Just remember.

Take a note of this.

** *** it, it uses has.

All other subjects use have.

This is in the present simple.

Let's talk about the present continuous.

Now this is for experiences.

What do you think about this sentence?

I'm having two cats, so our verb is have  but is conjugated in the present continuous.

Of course, the auxiliary verb is the verb to  be I am, I'm and then your verb in ING having.

I'm having two cats.

What do you think about this sentence?

This sentence is incorrect because we don't use  

the verb have in the present  continuous for possession.

We use it in the present simple,  in the present continuous.

With have, it's about experiences.

So with cats, as you saw before, you would have  to say I have two cats even though it's right now.

But for experiences, you can  say I'm having a great time.

You're having so much fun watching this video.

I hope that's true.

She's having trouble understanding this.

They're having a party tonight.

What about this one?

We're having a baby.

What does that mean?

We're having a baby.

This means we're expecting a baby.

So if this was the man talking,  it would be My wife is pregnant.

We're having a baby.

We're expecting a baby.

Now let's review the past.

Simple this is used for both possession  in the past or experiences in the past.

I had a dog when I was a kid,  ownership, possession in the past.

We had so much fun at the party  and experience in the past.

She had a baby last week.

This means she gave birth last week.

He had a headache yesterday, an experience  you experience a headache in the past.

Now let's review have as the auxiliary verb.

This is used in the present perfect.

I have had a busy week.

The structure for the present perfect is  subject have or has conjugated with the subject.

You already know that ** *** it needs has.

All other subjects use have  and then the past participle.

Now in my sentence I have had a busy week.

My main verb is the verb to have  conjugated in the present perfect.

That's why there's had, it's past participle.

But no matter what verb you use  as the main verb, the present  

perfect always uses have as the auxiliary verb.

You have been very helpful.

So the verb B is the main verb  and have is the auxiliary.

She has won the lottery twice.

He has run 2 marathons.

Remember he and she you need has as the  auxiliary verb and then your main verb.

In the past participle, we  have scheduled the meeting.

They have left the party.

Now let's review the contractions because  these are very important to sound natural,  

like a native speaker, and  to understand us as well.

I've you've, he's, she's, it's we've.

They've.

Native speakers usually use the contractions  when the verb have is the auxiliary verb.

Important point, American speakers don't use the  

contraction when have is the main  verb, but British speakers do.

I've a car.

I remember the first time I  heard a British speaker say this.

I thought it sounded so weird.

I have a car because American  speakers would never say that.

We would say I have a car because  the verb have is the main verb.

But both American and British  speakers would say I've had a  

busy week because here have is the auxiliary verb.

Let's keep reviewing have as the auxiliary verb.

What do you think about this sentence?

She had had a meeting with her boss.

What do you think?

Is this correct?

Incorrect.

This is correct.

Do you know what verb tense this is?

This is the past perfect  with have as the main verb.

Of course, the past perfect is used for a past  action completed before another past action.

So it's the past in the past.

She had had a meeting with her  boss before she met the client.

2 Past actions.

The past perfect is the first past action.

The older past action you're  probably more familiar with.

They had left by the time I arrived.

The structure of the past perfect is  subject had and the past participle.

So all subjects use had, and then your  main verb is in the past participle.

But the past participle of the verb have is had.

That's why it's possible to say she  had had a meeting with her boss.

Let's review the contractions, and we'll  use the verb to leave as the main verb,  

which will be in the past participle left.

They had left.

So with the subject I I'd left,  you'd left, she'd left, he'd left.

It is possible with the subject it ID left.

So notice it's just ID ID ID left.

We'd left they'd left.

So you just add a soft D to the subject.

What do you think about this sentence?

I'd a dog when I was young.

Is this correct or incorrect?

Well, this is incorrect to an American  speaker because the main verb is have.

American speaker would say I  had a dog when I was young.

Remember, American speakers don't form a  contraction when have is the main verb,  

whether it's the present simple or past simple.

But native speakers usually form a  contraction when have is the auxiliary  

verb and HAVE is the auxiliary  verb with all the perfect tenses.

You already know the present  perfect and the past perfect.

These are the two most common ones.

Let's quickly review the other perfect tenses.

For the present perfect continuous  you have your subject have or has,  

remember has with ** *** it been, and then  your present participle your verb And ING the  

past perfect continuous you have your subject  plus had plus been plus present participle.

The future perfect you have subject plus will plus  have plus past participle and the future perfect  

continuous you have your subject plus will  plus have plus been plus present participle.

Remember you need to change  have to has for ** *** it for  

the present perfect and the  present perfect continuous.

In all other cases, the verb  doesn't change with the subject.

So you would say they have reserved a table.

She has reserved a table.

We have been preparing for the party.

He has been preparing for the party.

But remember to form those contractions.

So what would the first one be?

They have, they've, they've reserved a table.

She has, She's reserved a table.

We have been preparing.

We've been preparing.

He has been preparing.

He's been preparing.

Now let's review negation with half.

So taking half and making it negative.

Let's do this as a little quiz.

I have a dog.

How would you make this negative?

I don't have a dog.

Did you use that contraction?

You could say I do not have a dog,  

but native speakers usually form the  contraction when have is negative.

She has a car.

What is this in the negative?

And use the contraction.

She doesn't have a car.

She does not have a car.

We had some problems at the conference.

Was this in the negative?

We didn't have any problems at the conference.

Did you get the contraction?

Did not have, Didn't have.

And did you change some to any?

They've had a lot of success.

What is this in the negative?

They haven't had a lot of success here.

You can leave a lot of.

You could also say they have  not had a lot of success.

She's had a great day.

What is this in the negative?

She hasn't had a great day.

She has not had a great day.

They'd had problems before the launch.

What is this in the negative they hadn't had?

They had not had problems before the launch.

What about this sentence?

I have time.

How do you make this negative?

You could say I don't have time.

I do not have time.

What about this sentence?

I have no time.

What do you think about this?

Correct or incorrect?

This is correct and very  commonly used by native speakers.

The structure is subject plus have  or has depending on the subject.

Remember ** *** it has no and  then noun, in this case time.

This is used to emphasize the lack of  something and to do it in a more dramatic way.

I have no time.

You could say she has no money.

This sounds more dramatic  than she doesn't have money.

We have no ideas.

We don't have any ideas here.

Ideas of course, are thoughts,  thoughts to solve problems.

But if you say I have no idea in the  singular, this means I don't know.

This is very commonly used by native speakers.

So if someone asks you a complicated  math problem, what's 362 / 3.8?

I have no idea.

It emphasizes it more than saying I don't know.

This structure is only used  in specific situations,  

but for now you can use it with  time, money, ideas, plural or idea?

Singular.

Now let's review some common expressions with  have and I'm going to quiz you at the same time.

So you can practice all of these  conjugations and structures that  

you just learned and learn natural  expressions at the same time.

To have a blast, this means to have a great time.

We all blast at the concert.

Last time, complete the  sentence with the negative form.

Do you know it?

We didn't have a blast because our keyword is last  night so you need the past simple to have a ball.

This also means to have a great time.

Both are commonly used.

If we a ball at the conference,  we wouldn't have left early.

This is the third conditional.

Can you complete it?

Did you get this one?

Well, have is the main verb.

So in the past perfect, which you need.

If we had had a ball at the conference,  

we wouldn't have left early an advanced  structure to have the last laugh.

This is when you appear to be the loser at  first, but in the end you're the winner.

They rejected our proposal, but I believe in  our product and I know the last laugh as a hint.

You need the future.

Simple.

Did you get this one?

And I know will have as a contraction.

Will we?

Will Will have the last laugh.

You'll ultimately be the winner,  even though it seems like you're  

the loser right now because they rejected your  proposal to have butterflies in your stomach.

This is when you're nervous and anxious before a  

significant event like public speaking  butterflies in your stomach is normal.

Before a job interview, can you complete this?

And as a hint, you need the gerund verb having  

butterflies in your stomach have as  the gerund verb to have a screw loose.

This describes someone who is a little  crazy, but more in a eccentric way.

She might a few screws  loose, but she gets results.

She might.

Might is your modal, so you need the base verb.

She might have a few screws loose.

Like Shakira said, I'm crazy, but you  like it to have a lot on one's plate.

This means to be very busy and  it's very commonly used right now.

Tony a lot on his plate.

This is easy right?

Right now Tony has because it's possession and you  can only use the present simple with possession.

Right now Tony has a lot  on his plate to have a cow.

This is a fun one.

It means to become very upset.

A cow is just a small scratch  on your car as a hint.

You need the imperative in the negative form.

Do you know how to complete this?

Don't have a cow?

Don't have a cow to have a heart of gold.

This describes someone who is very kind,  caring and generous despite a heart of gold.

She didn't get the promotion.

What's the answer?

Despite having a heart of gold?

Because despite is a preposition and you  need the gerund verb after prepositions.

So how did you do with this quiz?

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