The verb has (had) in English

In English, there are three basic types of verbs: to be, to have, to do (to have, to have, to do). Each of them is extremely important for the construction of grammatical times, the expression of modality and as part of stable expressions and word combinations. The English verb have got (has got) is used in British English. It is translated as "to have, to own, to possess." The main feature of this verb is that it can act as a full-valued (semantic), auxiliary (along with semantic), or modal (refers to the relation to action, the possibility or necessity of its fulfillment).

Have (has) in the Present Simple (present)

The simple present is characterized by a change in has for a third person in the singular. The verb can take the form of affirmation, denial or interrogative.

As full-meaning or semantic in this case, he conjugates as follows:

1. Have (for I, we, you, they).
2. Has (for he, she, it).

Examples:

He has a lot of work. He (he) has a lot of work.

She has a lot of free time in the summer. She (she) has a lot of free time in the summer.

The conjugation of the has and have verbs in the simple present tense is most easily remembered. These forms are considered at the very beginning of language learning. They are constantly on hearing and then the topic is only expanding and being consolidated.

In the negative and interrogative forms, the auxiliary verb do / does is used.

Examples:

I do not have enough money to visit USA this year. I do not have enough money to travel to America this year.

Does she have a notebook? Does she have a laptop?

Has (had) in Past Simple (past)

In the formation of the past simple tense of the verb have both a semantic, it changes form to had. In this case, the translation sounds like "had, owned, possessed". Has is an irregular verb, and therefore is listed in the corresponding table. In the past tense for all persons it is used in the form of had.

Examples:

I had a white table. I had a white table.

He had many toys when he was a kid. He had many toys when he was a child.

In the interrogative or negative form of the past simple time, the verb did, which is an auxiliary, is added to the have.

Examples:

I did not have a mobile phone to call her during the trip. I did not have a mobile phone to call her during the trip.

Did she have a brother or sister? Did she have a brother or sister?

Have (has) in Future Simple (future)

To express possession in Future Simple, use is with the auxiliary verb will. It is unchangeable for all persons. The verb has (rule) in this form is appropriate for expressing a planned future.

Example:

She has her meeting scheduled at 10pm tomorrow. She has an appointment for tomorrow at 22.00.

She will have many books. She will have many books.

I will not have a cat this year. I will not have a cat this year.

Will we have new equipment? We will have new equipment?

The conjugation has (had)

According to the table of irregular verbs, has / has has the second and third forms of had. The latter is called the Past Participle. Consider the conjugation, for example she has (she has) in the past and present time.

Present Ind. - she has

Present Cont. - she is having

Present Perfect - she has had

Past Ind. - she had

Past Cont. - she was having

Past Perfect - she had had

Present Perfect Continuous - she has a having having

Past Perfect Continuous - she had a having having

By the same principle, the verb as a semantic is used in other times of the English language. To remember all possible options, take a stable or figurative expression with has / had and "run" it through a special table. Work with visual, auditory memory and imaginative thinking will not pass in vain, and you will easily use the necessary form when you need to build whole sentences. The verb has (had) is one of the most used, and when its use is brought to automatism in a grammatical context, it will be much more effective to work on vocabulary and colloquial speech.

Has (had) as an auxiliary verb

This form is used to form all variants of perfect time with any verbs except modal. The conjugation will be the same as in the case of the full-valued option. The auxiliary verb has been used to form the times of the Perfect group, alignment and subjunctive mood.

Examples:

I've heard enough. I've heard enough.

Have you ever been to London? Have you ever been to London?

Has (had) to express the modality

In this case, the verb has (had) goes in pairs with the semantic (in an indefinite form). He expresses the need, caused by circumstances, to take some action. The second case - if necessary, give advice or recommendation. When expressing the modality conjugates the verb have the same as the semantic. It is worth considering the following cases:

1. Duty or strict necessity.

We have to go now, there is no stop sign. We must now go, there is no sign "Stop."

In this case, the use of the modal verb have to be caused by the need to explain any actions made under the influence of external circumstances.

Often it is in this case that there is confusion in using the must and have to. However, there is a clear rule: the first is used to express the need for action because of personal aspirations.

2. Assumption or logical conclusion.

Most people are wearing hats outside. It has to be cold. Most are now wearing hats on the street. It must be cold out there.

The use of the verb have to in this case is necessary in order to explain, on the basis of which any conclusions were drawn. In most cases, however, a must is used for this situation.

3. Recommendation or advice.

You have to watch this movie. It will be useful for your history lessons. You should watch this movie. It will be useful for your history lessons.

In this case, the verb have to is designed to convince the interlocutor to do something. The Russian translation sounds like "must".

Has (had) as part of idioms and persistent expressions

The multifunctionality of the verb often leads to difficulties in its use and translation. Such sentences can not be conveyed verbatim, we have to search for the corresponding native language variants. Difficulties with translation can arise in the case of the use of cliches or idioms with the verb has (had). You can not transfer them verbatim, and you have to guess by sense, or just memorize a whole series of phrases. The easiest way to do this is if you break the cases of use thematically.

Examples related to food:

Have breakfast - have breakfast, have tea - drink tea, have a drink - drink.

Examples that mention meetings and different options for pastime:

Have a good time - have a good time, have a meeting - make an appointment.

Examples related to thoughts and emotions:

Have a clue - have an idea, have an opinion, have a plan.

Having considered several categories of idioms with the verb have, choose for yourself the most used or possible for frequent use in everyday or business communication. Work them out as part of a real proposal, say a few times out loud or read. It will be extremely effective to make proposals with new expressions and idioms. The combination of visual and auditory memory will give good results for memorization.

The verb has (had) is one of the most used in English, and all thanks to its multifunctionality. It can be semantic, auxiliary, modal and part of various idioms and cliches designed to enrich your speech and make it more natural for a foreign interlocutor. Consider each of the functions of the verb in more detail, work through real conversational and written assignments and situations. During communication and listening to original audio materials in English, pay attention, as well as in combination with what words use the verb have. System knowledge, practice and mindfulness will make it possible to master this voluminous and interesting grammatical subject quite quickly.