2. ‘Have’ can beusedwith 5 differentmeanings Possession Toexpresssomeactions, meaning ‘doingsomething’ As anauxiliaryverb Toexpressobligation As a waytoexpressthatsomeonedoessomethingforyou
3. Have - possession Here, haveis a mainverb (itneedsdo/didfornegatives and questions) It’s a stative (non-action) verb and doesn’ttake–ing Theyjusthave a large country house in Norfolk, theydon’thaveany more houses.
4. Have - actions Have a bath, have lunch, have a drink… Here, haveis a mainverb (itneeds do/didfornegatives and questions) It’s a dynamic (action) verb and ittakes–ingforcontinuous tenses. He doesn’thavelunch at home duringtheweek. Areyouhaving lunch withus?
5. Have – auxiliaryverb Toformtheperfectforms (presentperfect simple, continuous, pastperfect, etc.) Subj/Auxiliaryinversionforquestions and havenot (haven’t) orhas not (hasn’t) fornegatives They’vebeenmarriedfor 15 years Howlonghas Anna beengoingoutwith James?
6. Have - obligation Usedforobligationsimposedbyothers, rules and regulations. Here, haveis a mainverb (itneedsdo/didfornegatives and questions). Dowereallyhavetospend Christmas withyourparentsagain?
7. Have – someoneelsedoesitforyou Use have + object + pastparticipletosaythatyouaskorpayanotherpersonto do somethingforyou. Here, haveis a mainverb (itneedsdo/didfornegatives and questions) Wheredoyouhaveyourhaircut?
8. HAVE GOT POSSESSION (meaningexactlythesame as ‘tohave’) OBLIGATION (specificobligation)
9. Havegot - possession Verycommon in informal English Here, haveisanauxiliaryverb, so itneedssubj/auxiliaryinversionforquestions and haven’torhasn’tfornegatives. Havegothas onlypresentmeaning. Use hadorusedtohaveforpastmeaningsnothadgot Howmanykidshaveyougot?
10. Havegot - obligation Use havegottotoexpressobligation, especially in informal English Itisnormallyusedforspecificobligationratherthan a general orrepeatedobligation I’vegottomake a quickphonecall(specific) I havetowear a suittowork(general)
