Use of "Has, Have, Had"

 

Use of  "Has, Have, Had"

"Have" and "has" are both forms of the verb "to have," and they are used to indicate possession, or ownership. "Have" is used in the recent past (They have gone) and future tense(will have/shall have), while "has" is also used in the recent past (He has gone). The past tense of "has and have" is "had."

Examples:

I have a car.

She has a cat.

He had a dog when he was a child.

Additionally, "have" is used as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect and past perfect tenses.

Present Perfect Tense:

I have seen that movie. (present perfect)

By Past Perfect Tense:

By the time the party began, we had already eaten. (past perfect)

"Had" is also used as an auxiliary verb in conditional sentences.

Conditional Sentences :

I would have gone to the party, but I was tired. (conditional)

I would have gone to the party if I were invited.(conditional)

If I had known you were coming, I would have made more cookies. (conditional)

*In informal spoken English, contractions such as "I've" (for "I have") and "you've" (for "you have") are very common*