Friday, November 4, 2011

To Have the Have Verb

To Have the Have Verb by Teresa Knudsen of Lakeside Languages.com on blogspot.com November 4, 2011

The "have" verb is a busy verb in the English language.

The infinitive is “to have.”

Do you want to conjugate the “have” verb?

Then you begin with the infinitive of the verb “to have.”

Take away “to” and you are left with “have.”


Academic and Business Grammar

If you are in school or business, then use this conjugation:


1. Simple Present Conjugation of the verb “have.”


Sentence Subjects “Have”
Verb
Questions or Interrogatives
I have      
You have
He has
She has
It has
We have
You have
They have

I
You
She
He
It
We
You
They
have
have
has
has
has
have
have
have
Have I?      Do I have_?
Have you? Do you have_?
Has she? Does she have_?
Has he?   Does he have_?
Has it?     Does it have_?
Have we?   Do we have_?
Have you?   Do you have_?
Have they? Do they have_?
Subject and Verb “Have” Pro-nouns as Subjects Have often comes with an object.
I have a dog.
I have to study.
Verb “have” + subject
=British English. (British English "have" is like the "be" verb, and doesn't use a helping verb to make questions or interrogatives.

Helping verb “do” +
subject and “have/has”
 = American English

Study Strategies:

Do you have questions? Write them in the boxes above.

Then look in your English grammar books to find the answer.

Ask for help from friends, family, and teachers

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