2. Have as an auxiliary
For perfect tenses: present perfect
simple and continuous, future
perfect, perfect infinitive
Ex.: Have you done the English
homework? No, I haven’t but I’ll
have done it by Saturday.
3. Have as a main verb
For possession:
Ex.: Did your parents have a lot of money? No, they didn’t.
For actions (with an object: a shower, a coffee, a nap):
Ex.: Do you usually have a nap after lunch?. No, I don’t, I’m
always working!
To express obligation: have to
Ex.: Do you have to work every day? No, I don’t.
For some passive structures: you don’t do the action:
Have+object+past participle:
Ex.: Where did you have your hair cut?
4. HAVE GOT
It’s always an auxiliary for the
present
For possession:
Ex.: Have you got lots of money? Vs.
Did you have lots of money?
For obligation (more specific and
colloquial):
Ex.: I’ve got to go now vs. I have to
work every Sunday.
