Have is used both as an ordinary verb and as an
auxiliary verb.
As an
auxiliary verb
As an auxiliary verb, have is used with past participles to make perfect verb forms.
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She has acted in a film. (Present Perfect.)
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I have been to the US. (Present Perfect)
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Have you heard of the Unidentified Flying
Objects? (Present Perfect)
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I realized that I
had met him before. (Past
Perfect)
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I will have
finished this work by the end
of this month. (Future Perfect)
Questions and negatives are made without do.
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He has gone to the market.
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Has he gone to the market? (NOT Does he have gone to the market.)
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He hasn't gone to the market. (NOT He doesn't have gone to the
market.)
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Have you seen him before?
§
No, I haven't
seen him before.
There are no progressive (having) forms of the auxiliary verb have.
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He has gone to school. (NOT He is having gone to the school.)
Have as an
ordinary verb
As an ordinary verb, have is used
to talk about states: possession, relationships, illnesses, personal
characteristics and similar ideas.
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We have a big house in the city.
(Possession)
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I have two children. (Relations)
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The applicant must have a good personality. (Personal
characteristics)
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She has a nice temper. (Personal
characteristics)
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I have a bad headache. (Illnesses)
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He has plenty of money, but no manners.
(Possession)
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