Forms of verb "To have"
Present (V1) |
Past (V2) |
Past Participle (V3) |
Present Participle |
have, has |
had |
had |
having |
1. "To have" as a main verb
- "To have" as a main verb typically indicates possession or ownership, such as "I have a car", or experiences, like "She had a cold."
1. Present form - have/has (As a main verb)
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I have a car. |
I do not have a car. |
Do I have a car? |
What do I have? |
You have a dog. |
You do not have a dog. |
Do you have a dog? |
What do you have? |
He has a book. |
He does not have a book. |
Does he have a book? |
What does he have? |
She has a cat. |
She does not have a cat. |
Does she have a cat? |
What does she have? |
It has a tail. |
It does not have a tail. |
Does it have a tail? |
What does it have? |
We have time. |
We do not have time. |
Do we have time? |
What do we have? |
They have a meeting. |
They do not have a meeting. |
Do they have a meeting? |
What do they have? |
The student has a pen. |
The student does not have a pen. |
Does the student have a pen? |
What does the student have? |
2. Past form - had (As a main verb)
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I had a car. |
I did not have a car. |
Did I have a car? |
What did I have? |
You had a dog. |
You did not have a dog. |
Did you have a dog? |
What did you have? |
He had a book. |
He did not have a book. |
Did he have a book? |
What did he have? |
She had a cat. |
She did not have a cat. |
Did she have a cat? |
What did she have? |
It had a tail. |
It did not have a tail. |
Did it have a tail? |
What did it have? |
We had time. |
We did not have time. |
Did we have time? |
What did we have? |
They had a meeting. |
They did not have a meeting. |
Did they have a meeting? |
What did they have? |
The student had a pen. |
The student did not have a pen. |
Did the student have a pen? |
What did the student have? |
3. Past Participle - had (As a main verb)
- Can be used in perfect tenses.
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I have had a car. |
I have not had a car. |
Have I had a car? |
What have I had? |
You have had a dog. |
You have not had a dog. |
Have you had a dog? |
What have you had? |
He have had a book. |
He have not had a book. |
Have he had a book? |
What have he had? |
She have had a cat. |
She have not had a cat. |
Have she had a cat? |
What have she had? |
It have had a tail. |
It have not had a tail. |
Have it had a tail? |
What have it had? |
We have had time. |
We have not had time. |
Have we had time? |
What have we had? |
They have had a meeting. |
They have not had a meeting. |
Have they had a meeting? |
What have they had? |
The student have had a pen. |
The student have not had a pen. |
Have the student had a pen? |
What have the student had? |
4. Present Participle - having (As a main verb)
- Can be used in continuous tenses.
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I am having lunch. |
I am not having lunch. |
Am I having lunch? |
What am I having? |
You are having coffee. |
You are not having coffee. |
Are you having coffee? |
What are you having? |
He is having a meeting. |
He is not having a meeting. |
Is he having a meeting? |
What is he having? |
She is having a snack. |
She is not having a snack. |
Is she having a snack? |
What is she having? |
It is having a bath. |
It is not having a bath. |
Is it having a bath? |
What is it having? |
We are having dinner. |
We are not having dinner. |
Are we having dinner? |
What are we having? |
They are having fun. |
They are not having fun. |
Are they having fun? |
Why are they having fun? |
The student is having a break. |
The student is not having a break. |
Is the student having a break? |
What is the student having? |
2. "To have" as a helping (auxiliary) verb
- "To have" as a helping verb is used to form perfect tenses, which indicate actions that are completed in relation to the present, past, or future.
1. Present form - have/has (As a helping/auxiliary verb)
Present Perfect Tense:
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I have done the work. |
I have not done the work. |
Have I done the work? |
What have I done? |
You have cleaned the room. |
You have not cleaned the room. |
Have you cleaned the room? |
What have you cleaned? |
He has eaten lunch. |
He has not eaten lunch. |
Has he eaten lunch? |
What has he eaten? |
She has written a letter. |
She has not written a letter. |
Has she written a letter? |
What has she written? |
It has broken down. |
It has not broken down. |
Has it broken down? |
What has broken down? |
We have made dinner. |
We have not made dinner. |
Have we made dinner? |
What have we made? |
They have finished the project. |
They have not finished the project. |
Have they finished the project? |
What have they finished? |
The student has answered the question. |
The student has not answered the question. |
Has the student answered the question? |
What has the student answered? |
1. Past form - had (As a helping/auxiliary verb)
Past Perfect Tense:
Positive |
Negative |
Yes/No Question |
Wh Question |
I had done the homework. |
I had not done the homework. |
Had I done the homework? |
What had I done? |
You had eaten breakfast. |
You had not eaten breakfast. |
Had you eaten breakfast? |
What had you eaten? |
He had finished the task. |
He had not finished the task. |
Had he finished the task? |
What had he finished? |
She had watched the movie. |
She had not watched the movie. |
Had she watched the movie? |
What had she watched? |
It had collapsed by morning. |
It had not collapsed by morning. |
Had it collapsed by morning? |
What had collapsed by morning? |
We had planned a trip. |
We had not planned a trip. |
Had we planned a trip? |
What had we planned? |
They had started the meeting. |
They had not started the meeting. |
Had they started the meeting? |
What had they started? |
The teacher had taught the lesson. |
The teacher had not taught the lesson. |
Had the teacher taught the lesson? |
What had the teacher taught? |
The verb "to have" plays a crucial role in English grammar, both in expressing possession and in constructing complex tenses that reflect the completion of actions at different points in time.
See also: - Uses of verb "to do"
- Uses of verb "to be"
- Helping or Auxiliary Verbs - Types, Uses & Examples
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