Verb Have (Possession)

Verb Have ( Possession ). Present and Past.

Affirmative (positive). The present of Verb HAVE can be in two forms: Present singular: has Present Plural: have I have an exam today He She has a camera now It We You have things to do today They.

Negative. There are two ways to change HAVE into the negative form: Does + not + have (doesn’t have) Do + not + have (don’t have) I have an exam today I do not have an exam today or I don’t have an exam today He She has problems today S/he does not have problems now It It doesn’t have problems now We You have things to do today We do not have things today They We don’t have things to do today.

Interrogative (Questions). Do/Does + Subject + base from of the verb E.g. Do you have time to see me? Does she have time to see you? Does she has time? I have an exam today Do I have an exam today? He he She has a camera Does she have a camera? It it We we You have things to do today Do you have things to do today? They they.

The Past of Have. Had is the past form of Have Did not have (or didn’t have) is the negative form of had Affirmative (positive) Negative I had an exam yesterday I did not have an exam yesterday I didn’t have an exam yesterday He He did not have a camera She had a camera She didn’t have It It We We did not have things to do You had things to do yesterday You didn’t have They They.

Interrogative(Questions). Yes/No Questions She had a meeting last week. Did she have a meeting last week? I had an interview yesterday. Did I/you have an interview yesterday? They had a quiz 2 days ago. Did they have a quiz 2 days ago? He had trouble with his PC. Did he have trouble with his PC? WH Questions He had a meeting yesterday. When did he have a meeting ? They had dinner at home. Where did they have dinner? She had 2 questions. How many questions did she have ?.

Practice. Write the correct form of verb have in the following sentences 1- This man (have) -- has- knowledge of astronomy. He seems qualified. 2- Students (have) -- have problems with complex software. 3- Mary (not have) – doesn’t have- any courses for the moment . 4- We (not have) – don’t have - parking lots in the neighborhood now . 5- Tom (not have) doesn’t have- -- any quizzes this week. 6- Does she have- - she (have) an office now? 7. Why –do they have -- they (have) such problems now? 8- She (have) - had- - 2 appointments last week. 9. Two years ago , w e (have) - had- -- many foreign visitors here. 10. John (not have) didn’t have- -- close friends in his childhood . 11. We (not have) didn’t have enough rest last trip. 12 . Did they have -- (they have) big concerns in their last meetin g? 13. When - did she have -- (she have) this problem before?.