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Beginner 📝 Grammar
Have / has
Have and has say what you own, what you possess, and who is in your family..
1What is it?
Have and has say what you own, what you possess, and who is in your family.
2Why do we use it?
You use it every day: I have a bike. She has two children. Do you have a pen?
3The simple rule
I / you / we / they → have · he / she / it → has. Questions and negatives use do / does + have.
4Formula
I / you / we / they + have · he / she / it + has
I haveHe hasYou haveShe hasWe haveIt hasThey haveAchan has
5Easy examples
I have a pen.
She has a car.
We have a dog.
It has four legs.
6Everyday examples
I have a headache.
He has a meeting at ten.
Do you have change?Question: Do you have
She doesn’t have a laptop.Negative: doesn’t have
7Kerala and India examples
I have two brothers.
My uncle has a shop in Kottayam.
Do you have an umbrella? It’s going to rain.
We have a small house near the river.
8Common mistakes
I am having two sisters.
I have two sisters.
Why: Family and possessions → have, not am having.
She have a bike.
She has a bike.
Why: She → has.
Does he has a car?
Does he have a car?
Why: After does, the verb goes back to have.
9Practice quiz
Question 1 of 4Multiple choice
I ___ a big family.
10Speaking challenge
Speaking challenge
Tell me what you have: your family, your things, your house. Start with “I have…”. Then say what your best friend has.
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Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.