Online+grammar+workshops+11-has+vs+have

**Here are some points to remember when using 'have' and 'has'.**
Let's start with the basics. They can both be used to show possession and are important in making the '//perfect tenses//'.

'Had' is the past tense of both 'has' and 'have'.

have
Have is used with some pronouns and plural nouns:

//'I have a great English teacher.'//

//'You have toothpaste on your chin.'//

//'We have a meeting at 12.'//

//'Nurses have a difficult job.'//

has
Has is used with the third person singular. For example:

//'She has a great personality.'//

//'He has a new haircut.'//

//'The washing machine has a leak in it'.//

//'It has a hole near the door.'//

contractions
I have = I've

you have = you've

we have = we've

they have = They've

he has = he's

it has = it's

negative contractions
has not = hasn't

have not = haven't

had not = hadn't

'have' and 'has' in questions
//'Have you been to Australia?'//

//'Has Andrew left yet?'//

//'Who has my pen?'//

//'Has anyone seen my mobile phone?'//

'have got' and 'have'
Both 'have got' and 'have' mean the same thing. There is no difference. 'I have got an i-phone.' = 'I have an i-phone'.

'You have got a message.' = You have a message.'

'She has got no time to sleep.' ='She has no time to sleep.'

'have' and 'has' verb tenses
'have/has'' is an important verb in making the 'perfect tense':
 * Present Perfect**

'//She has lived here for a long time.'//

//'We have seen this TV show before.'//

//'I have cut my finger.'//
 * Past Perfect**

//'I had already decided not to go before he asked me.'//

//'They had finished the race before it started raining.'//

//'She had already left when he arrived'//

modal verbs: 'have to'
'have to' is used to mean that something is necessary. It is used in the following way in affirmative sentences:


 * subject + modal (have to / has to) + verb**

//'I have to wash my car today.'//

//'He has to write a report.'//

//'I had to go to the bank yesterday.'//

'have to' in negative sentences
In negatives to show that something is **not** necessary we follow this rule:


 * subject + doesn't have to + verb**

//'We don't have to work tomorrow.'//

//'She doesn't have to wear a uniform to school'//

//'I didn't have to make my bed when I was young'//

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