The verb have has many different meanings. Its primary meaning is to indicate ownership or possession: “I have a bicycle in the garage”.
Had is the past tense of both has and have.
Subject | Present tense | Past tense | Rest of sentence |
I / You / We / They | have | had | a big house. |
He / She / It | has | had | a big house. |
I have a great math teacher.
You have toothpaste on your chin.
We have a meeting at 12.
Nurses (they) have a difficult job.
He has a new haircut.
She has a charming personality.
The house (it) has burnt down.
As demonstrated in the table below, we always use have (and never has) in negative sentences and in questions. Instead, we use do or does depending on the subject.
I, you, we, they = do
he, she, it = does
Subject | Affirmative sentences | Negative sentences | Questions |
I / You / We / They | I have to get up early. | I do not have to get up early. | Do I have to get up early? |
He / She / It | She has to get up early. | She does not have to get up early. | Does she have to get up early? |