10- theme The verb “To have” Plan What is To have

10- Theme The verb “To have”
Plan
1.What is To have.
2. Forms of the verb “to have”

The “to have” verb is the second most commonly used verb in the English language, after the verb “to be”. In English, the “to have” verb has many different uses. It can be the main verb, or it can be an auxiliary verb, and it can change meanings depending on the context where it’s used.
In English, there are two main uses of the verb “to have”, first as the main verb, this is when it has a meaning by itself and it’s the acting verb of the sentence, and second as an auxiliary verb. When used as an auxiliary, the “to have” verb doesn’t have a specific meaning in English, but it’s still very important, since it helps form more complex tenses. Also, there’s a third use for this verb, and it’s when “to have” is a modal verb, in which case it’s used to express necessity or obligation.
When used as a main verb, the meaning of the verb “to have” indicates possession and ownership, like in the sentence “I have a bike”, and also it can mean to perform an action, for example, “Lisa has breakfast every morning”, where the “to have” verb is used to talk about the action of eating breakfast.
Also, the verb “to have” can be used to make questions in English, both for Wh- questions and for yes or no questions.

Affirmative of the verb “to have”:

I have
you have
he/she/it has
we/they/you have

Negative of the verb “to have”:

The negative of this verb is formed by using the auxiliary verb “to do”, this only applies for when the “to have” is used as the main verb in the sentence.
I don’t have
you don’t have
he/she/it doesn’t have
we/they/you don’t have
 

Some examples of this verb are:

She has a brown skateboard.
Elliot and Lisa have a toy.
I have a lot of homework to do.
I don’t have apples in my bag.
I have a trip next month.
Billy has a best friend.

“To have” as an auxiliary verb

One of the most known uses of this verb is an auxiliary. The “to have” helps build the perfect tenses along with other verbs, and it can be used in its present or past form. Also, it’s very important to know that when used as an auxiliary in informal speech and writing, it can be expressed using contractions, both in affirmative sentences and in negative sentences.