English verbs have and has: when are they used?
Have and has mean the same thing: tener in Spanish, but they are words that are used in different cases. Have is an irregular verb, so its form changes depending on the pronoun with which it is used. In the present tense, if the sentence uses he, she or it, the verb have must be replaced by has.
In which
cases are have and has used?
Have is
used with the pronouns I, you, you, we, they (yo, tú/ustedes, nosotros, ellos).
Has is used
with the pronouns he, she, it (él, ella, eso).
Meaning
of the verb have
Have is a
verb meaning to have. It can be found as a main verb or as an auxiliary verb.
In this post we focus on the use of have, as a main verb, for sentences in the
present simple tense.
Have and
has to refer to possessing
Have and
has can be used with the sense of belonging, of owning tangible things such as
a house or a car, but also intangible things such as luck, life and security,
among others, for example, Yo tengo un carro = I have a car
Have to
and has to refer to obligations.
Así como en español, have también se puede utilizar cuando
se habla acerca de obligaciones. Para usarlo en este sentido, se le agrega la
palabra to, for example: Él tiene que irse = He has to go.
How has
and have are used when the pronoun is not obvious.
Sometimes
you will hear or read sentences in English in which you cannot tell whether the
sentence refers to you, I, he, etc. In this case, you should ask yourself what
the subject is, i.e. who is doing the action or who is being talked about, for
example: Mi abuela tiene muchas amigas = My(she) grandmother has many Friends, El
universo tiene sonidos = The universe has sounds.
Keep
practicing your writing and, if you have the chance, practice your speaking
with someone else. You will notice how it will become easier and easier to use
irregular verbs in a natural way.
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