Base
I have two brothers.
Have shows what you own or who is in your family.
Past Tense of Have: Had
Have is an irregular verb. The past and the past participle are the same word: had. In the present, use has with he, she and it.
Base
have
Past
had
Past participle
had
Third person: has · -ing form: having
ABB: form patternExamples
Base
They have a small garden.
Use have with they, you, we and I.
Past
She had a headache this morning.
Had is the past of both have and has.
Past
We had pizza for dinner.
Have also describes meals: have dinner.
Past participle
He has had the same phone for years.
In has had, the first word is the helper and the second is the participle.
Past participle
I have had a busy week.
Have had links the past week to now.
Usage notes
Has, not have
With he, she and it, the present form is has: She has a dog. Use have with I, you, we and they.
Main verb or helper
Have can be a main verb (I have a car) or a helper for the present perfect (I have finished). In informal speech, I have got a car also means I have a car. After a helper like did or does, use the base form: I did not have time.
Common mistakes
She have a dog.
She has a dog.
With she, he and it, the present form is has.
I haved breakfast.
I had breakfast.
Have is irregular: the past is had, never haved.
I didn't had time.
I didn't have time.
After did or didn't, the verb goes back to the base form have.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.My sister ___ a new bike now.
2.We ___ a great trip last summer.
3.I have ___ this bag for three years.
4.They ___ breakfast at eight these days.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of have in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. My sister ___ a new bike now.
Answer: has
Sister is he/she/it, so the present form is has.
2. We ___ a great trip last summer.
Answer: had
Last summer is past, so use had.
3. I have ___ this bag for three years.
Answer: had
After have, use the past participle had.
4. They ___ breakfast at eight these days.
Answer: have
These days is a present habit and they takes have.
5. She ___ long hair now.
Answer: has
With she, the present form is has.
6. Yesterday I ___ a cold.
Answer: had
Yesterday takes the past form had.
7. We have ___ lunch already.
Answer: had
Have plus the past participle is have had.
8. He have a big family.
Answer: He has a big family.
With he, use has.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of have?
The past tense of have is had: I had a good day yesterday.
What is the past participle of have?
The past participle of have is also had: She has had a long day.
When do I use has instead of have?
Use has with he, she and it in the present: He has a car. Use have with I, you, we and they.