Have,has and had

have' 'has'and had

They can be used

• to show possession
• are important in making the 'perfect tenses'.
• 'Had' is the past tense of both 'has' and 'have'.

have and has is used in (to show possession)

Present tense:

In present tense, when there is I, you, we and they in a sentence, we use have.

I - have
you - have
we - have
they - have

Examples:
-I have a great English teacher.'
- Don’t you have a bag?
-We have a meeting at 12.'
-You have toothpaste on your chin.'
- They have lots of money.
-Nurses have a difficult job.'

When there is he, she, it, proper name and title in a sentence, we use has. He, she, it are singular so we use has.

He – has
she – has
it – has
Proper name – has
Title - has

Examples:
- He has a new haircut.
- It has got new features.
- Rahul has many friends.
- “Star War”, a famous show, has attracted a lot of attention these days.

Had is used
in Past tense (simple)
to describe a completed action.
I – had
we – had
they – had
he – had
she – had
it – had
Proper name – had
Title – had

Examples:
- I had my food.
- You had lunch?
- They had their meal.
- He had a fantastic weekend.
- She had appeared for the exam.
- It had my favorite toppings.
- Vandana had a bad cold last week.
- Drishyam had a whimsical opening


1. She doesn't _____ to stand there, tell her to go away.
2.She ___ a lot of homework.(have,has)
3. She ___ to stay there.
4.We ___ a busy day yesterday.
5. He ____ to stay there.

Answers: 1. Have 2.has 3. Has 4.had . 5. Has

You don't use the word have as a main verb in the progressive to talk about things you own or possess or to describe medical problems. So the correct sentence is:

He has a car
I have a cold

It is incorrect to say 

“I am having a cold” 

or “I am having a new car.

However, you can use it in the progressive if you talk about actions, events, or activities as follows:

He's having a talk with Joan.

He is having a rest just now.

They are having a party tomorrow.

“I’m having a heart attack” does seem to contradict this rule.

Tthe difference between “I have a headache” and “I’m having a heart attack” may have more to do with duration than with either a medical condition or possession.

One can “have a heart condition,” but a heart attack is a singular event, usually over in a few seconds or minutes. One may say “I hope I won’t have a heart attack,” but in the event that one has one–and is capable of telling someone–“am having” is the only possibility.

A headache is generally of longer duration than a heart attack. It may last an hour, several hours, or days. The same applies to a cold. Both are events of indeterminate duration. You have them for a while.

If you’re seated at a table having your lunch, you’re engaged in an activity with a predictable end. You’ll stop “having lunch” when you’ve finished eating.

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