The verb “to have”

Present				Past			Future
I we you they	have	have got		I you he she it we they	had		I we	shall have/ will have
he she it	has	has got					you he she it they	will have

In questions and negative sentences the following forms are used.

Present	Have you got any money? Do you have any money? Have you any money? (less usual)	I haven't got any money. I don't have any money. I haven't any money, (less usual)
	Has she got a car? Does she have a car? Has she a car? (less usual)	She hasn't got a car. She doesn't have a car. She hasn't a car. (less usual)
Past	Did they have a car last year?	They didn’t have a car last year.
Future	Will the students have a seminar tomorrow?	The students won’t have a seminar tomorrow.

The verb to HAVE is also used for many actions and experiences.

have	breakfast / dinner / a cup of coffee / a cigarette/a drink / a meal. a bath / a shower / a swim / a rest / a party / a holiday / a nice time / a good journey / a good flight / a good trip an accident / an experience / a dream/ a sleep / a lie-down / a look (at something) / a chat (with somebody) / a talk / a fight a baby (= give birth to a baby) difficulty / trouble / fun
I don’t usually have a big breakfast. What time does Ann have lunch? Did you have any difficulty at the exam yesterday?

Ex. 1. Make the sentences interrogative and negative.

1. 1. I usually have a sandwich for my lunch. 2. Students have one English class a week. 3. We have a shop next to the post office. 4. Most cars have got four wheels. 5. An insect has got six legs. 6. My friend Tim has two little sisters. 7. Tina has got long blond hair.

2. 1. You had a good teacher of English at school. 2. They had two English lessons a week last year. 3. He had little time yesterday. 4. She had a few long pencils in her bag. 5. He had a large family 10 years ago. 6. My friend had a good computer in his office. 7. We had a very good spring last year.

8. The boy had his father’s blue eyes.

3. 1. They will have all the data next week. 2. He will have a large room in this house. 3. We shall have a scientific conference next year. 4. We shall have all modern conveniences next year. 5. My sister will have a baby next month. 6. They will have a garden in front of their house. 7. Students will have much time for rest in summer. 8. They will have much information about this event in the papers.

Ex. 2. Say the following sentences in the past.

1. They have a few lectures this week. 2. He has much work to do this summer. 3. You have an interesting seminar today. 4. He has good ideas how to spend the weekend. 5. My parents have a nice little dog. 6. My friend has a reasonable answer. 7. They have lots of visitors in the Art museum. 8. Pete has many bookshelves in his room. 9. Olga has got a black leather bag. 10. Our students haven’t got much free time in winter.

Ex. 3. Say the following sentences in the future.

1. On Sunday my brother has breakfast at 9. 2. We have special seminars on Wednesday and Friday. 3. He has got a lot of publications. 4. Students have examinations in winter and in summer. 5. She has 3 hours at her disposal. 6. Our city has many green parks. 7. They haven’t got any money to pay their bills. 8. Our paper usually has much information about science. 9. First-year students have English classes two times a week. 10. My friend’s father has got a fine collection of pictures.