Lesson Two
have – present and past
Present Tense | Past Tense | |||
I have | We have | I had | We had | |
You have | You have | You had | You had | |
He has | He had | |||
She has | They have | She had | They had | |
It has | It had | |||
Examples:
I have a garden in my backyard. (present tense) I had a garden in my backyard last year, too. (past tense) |  |
You have some schoolwork to do. You also had some work to do yesterday. |  |
He has a beehive full of bees. He had a beehive when he was a child. Do you have any interest in bees? |  |
She has a fear of spiders. Do you have a fear of anything? |  |
They have fun playing in the water. They had a good time in the pool last week, too. |  |
Questions
Present Tense | Past Tense | |||
Do I have… | Do we have… | Did I have… | Did we have… | |
Do you have… | Do you have… | Did you have… | Did you have… | |
Does he have… | Did he have… | |||
Does she have… | Do they have… | Did she have… | Did they have… | |
Does it have… | Did it have… | |||
Negatives
Present Tense – Negative do / does + not + main verb | Past Tense – Negative did + not + main verb | |||
I don’t have | We don’t have | I didn’t have | We didn’t have | |
You don’t have | You don’t have | You didn’t have | You didn’t have | |
He doesn’t have | He didn’t have | |||
She doesn’t have | They don’t have | She didn’t have | They didn’t have | |
It doesn’t | It didn’t have | |||
It’s important to understand in the examples above that the main verb is in the simple form. You can make any verb negative in the present and past tense with this method–but not the verb “be.” Below are examples of how to make the present and past tense negative with verbs other than “have.” |
simple | past |
have | had |
eat | ate |
see | saw |
be | was / were |
Today I don’t have any work to do. (present tense)
Yesterday I didn’t have any work to do. (past tense)
I usually don’t eat a big breakfast. (present tense)
Yesterday I didn’t eat a big breakfast. (past tense)
I don’t see movies very often. (present tense)
I didn’t see that movie yet. (past tense)
The verb “have” is also used as an auxiliary verb (or you can call it a “helping verb”) when makingthe present perfect tense. To make the present perfect: has or have + the past participle You will learn more about this in Lesson Three. | |||
He has finished his beer. There isn’t any beer left in the glass. |
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