The Verb ‘Have’
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
- have means to own or posses something.
- The verb ‘have’ changes when the subject is third person singular: he, she, it.
| Subject | Verb | |
|---|---|---|
|
I You |
have | a car. |
| He
She It |
has | a car. |
| We
You They |
have | a car. |
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
| Subject | Do/Does + not | Verb | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
I You |
do not don’t |
has | a car. |
| He
She It |
does not
doesn’t |
have | a car. |
| We
You They |
do not
don’t |
have | a car. |
QUESTION STATEMENTS
| Question | Subject | Verb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do |
I you |
have | a car? |
| Does |
he she it |
have | a car? |
| Do | we
you they |
have | a car? |
SOME / ANY
| Positive Statements (without some) | Positive Statements (with some) |
|---|---|
| Plural Count:
The students have books. The shops have apples. Non-Count: They have sugar at the store. |
Plural Count:
The student have some books. The shops have some apples. Non-Count: They have some sugar at the store. |
| Questions | Negative Statements |
| Plural Count:
Do they have any books? Non-Count: Do they have any sugar? |
Plural Count:
They don’t have any books. Non-Count: They don’t have any sugar. |