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                                                    Grammar in 14 days:  Day 4 - Verb to Have                                back to e Newsletter
          
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I have: first person, singular, present tense
He, she, it has: third person, singular, present tense

We have: first person, plural, present tense
You have: second person, singular, present tense
They have: third person, plural, present tense
I had: first person, singular, past tense
He, she, it had: third person, singular, past tense
We, they
had: first and third person, plural, past tense
 
Verb to Have + Past Participle = Perfect Tense

'V
erb to Have' (have, has, had) can be used as helping verb.
'Have' or 'Has' is used with past participle to form a present perfect tense.
'Had' is used with past participle to form a past perfect tense.

I
have accepted Jesus as my personal savior.
Stephanie
has completed the kitchen design.
The contractor
has done a
good job.
Monica
has left the office.
The gift shop
has gone out of business.
The company
has moved to a new location.
Children
have learned a lot at vacation bible school.
Amy
has signed up for the training.
Cherry
had promised to help in the kitchen.
Henry and I
have agreed to set up the tents.
They
have made the Bay Area their home.
They
had forgotton how life was in the old country.


Here, 'Verb to Have' is used as a regular verb just like any other verb.

I have a good time at the family camp.
Suzy
has a good idea to share.
Fred has a cat and a dog.
They
have a meeting at the office.
We
have a new pastor.

She is having a blast at the party.
He
was having a hard time at school.
They
are having breakfast at the patio.
The children
were having fun at the park.
College students have to face more challenges.
Nick
had a baseball cap on when he left for a walk.
I
had two computers to fix.
We
had a truck and a van.

It is incorrect to write or say:

Chicago have its share of bad weather.
The volunteers has painted the old lady's house.
We
has to follow the instructions.

They
has answer to the problem.
Have you go crazy?


Can you correct them?

Here we go!


Chicago
has its share of bad weather.
The volunteers have painted the old lady's house.
We have to follow the instructions.
They have answer to the problem.
Have
you gone crazy?


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