HAVE as VERB & HELPING VERB

INTRODUCTION ‘HAVE’ is used to tell about what one has. The auxiliary verb ‘have’ depends on the agreement with the subject. For example: I have two cats. They have an expensive car. We have three cows. She has one cat. Anda has a child.

introduction ‘Have’ as a helping verb gives different meaning in a sentence. It means a situation that happened in the past, but the focus is on the action, not the time. This helping verb is followed by past participle of a verb. I have eaten. I have sold my car. She has seen her friend. He has gone to USA.

What is the difference ‘have’ as a verb followed by a noun, while ‘have’ as a helping verb followed by past participle. It isn’t possible to give the meaning of an occured action in the sentence “I have a hat”.

Patterns of ‘have’ as a verb P O S I T I V E I, YOU, WE, THEY HAVE NOUN SHE, HE, IT HAS N E G A T I V E I, YOU, WE, THEY DON’T HAVE NOUN SHE, HE, IT DOESN’T INTERROGATIVE DO I, YOU, WE, THEY HAVE NOUN? DOES SHE, HE, IT

EXAMPLES I have many friends. They have much money. I don’t have a mango tree. You don’t have a house. She doesn’t have a bag. He doesn’t have a book.

Patterns of ‘have’ as a HELPING verb P O S I T I V E I, YOU, WE, THEY HAVE V3 SHE, HE, IT HAS N E G A T I V E I, YOU, WE, THEY HAVE NOT V3 SHE, HE, IT HAS NOT INTERROGATIVE HAVE I, YOU, WE, THEY V3 HAS SHE, HE, IT

examples I have washed my car. They have told me about you. She has cried. Toni has purchased some chairs. My teachers have discussed about my bad friend.

Test yourself WRITE TWO POSITIVE SENTENCES OF ‘HAVE’ AS A VERB, CHANGE THEM INTO NEGATIVES AND INTERROGATIVE. DO THE SAME THING TO ‘HAVE’ AS HELPING VERB.