Friday, 21 March 2025

Have, has, and had Have to, has to, had to

 

Have, has, and had with examples

Helping Verb

Rule

Example (Positive)

Example (Negative)

Have

Subject + do not (don't) + have

I have a car.

I do not have a car.

(for I, you, we, they)

They have homework.

They don’t have homework.

Has

Subject + does not (doesn’t) + have

She has a phone.

She does not have a phone.

(for he, she, it)

He has a bike.

He doesn’t have a bike.

Had

Subject + did not (didn’t) + have

I had a dream.

I did not have a dream.

(for all subjects in the past)

They had a holiday.

They didn’t have a holiday.

Key Notes:

  • After do not/does not/did not, always use have (not has or had).
  • Use does not with singular third person (he, she, it).
  • Use do not with I, we, you, they.
  • Use did not for past tense.

20 statements using have, had, and has:

Using Have (Present):

1.      I have a new bicycle.

2.      We have many friends.

3.      They have an interesting idea.

4.      I have some work to finish.

5.      You have a nice handwriting.

Using Has (Present, 3rd person):

6.      She has a beautiful voice.

7.      He has a big house.

8.      My father has a car.

9.      The dog has a shiny coat.

10. My sister has long hair.

Using Had (Past):

11. I had a cold last week.

12. We had a great time at the picnic.

13. She had a lot of homework yesterday.

14. He had a meeting in the morning.

15. They had an argument last night.

Mixed additional statements:

16. I have a dream to travel the world.

17. She has a good sense of humor.

18. He had a chance to study abroad.

19. They have confidence in themselves.

20. We had dinner early yesterday.

Answers

Using Have (Present):

1.      I have a new bicycle. → I do not have a new bicycle.

2.      We have many friends. → We do not have many friends.

3.      They have an interesting idea. → They do not have an interesting idea.

4.      I have some work to finish. → I do not have any work to finish.

5.      You have a nice handwriting. → You do not have nice handwriting.


Using Has (Present, 3rd person):

6.      She has a beautiful voice. → She does not have a beautiful voice.

7.      He has a big house. → He does not have a big house.

8.      My father has a car. → My father does not have a car.

9.      The dog has a shiny coat. → The dog does not have a shiny coat.

10. My sister has long hair. → My sister does not have long hair.


Using Had (Past):

11. I had a cold last week. → I did not have a cold last week.

12. We had a great time at the picnic. → We did not have a great time at the picnic.

13. She had a lot of homework yesterday. → She did not have a lot of homework yesterday.

14. He had a meeting in the morning. → He did not have a meeting in the morning.

15. They had an argument last night. → They did not have an argument last night.


Mixed additional statements:

16. I have a dream to travel the world. → I do not have a dream to travel the world.

17. She has a good sense of humor. → She does not have a good sense of humor.

18. He had a chance to study abroad. → He did not have a chance to study abroad.

19. They have confidence in themselves. → They do not have confidence in themselves.

20. We had dinner early yesterday. → We did not have dinner early yesterday.

 

Have to, has to, had to along with rules and examples

Form

Rule

Positive Example

Negative Example

Have to

Subject + do not (don’t) + have to + verb

I have to study.

I do not have to study.

(for I, you, we, they, plural subjects)

They have to go.

They don’t have to go.

Has to

Subject + does not (doesn’t) + have to + verb

She has to work.

She does not have to work.

(for he, she, it, singular subject)

He has to call.

He doesn’t have to call.

Had to

Subject + did not (didn’t) + have to + verb

I had to wake up early.

I did not have to wake up early.

(for all subjects in the past)

They had to leave.

They didn’t have to leave.

 

Key Notes:

  • In the negative form, we use:
    • don’t have to (present, plural or I/you/we/they)
    • doesn’t have to (present, he/she/it)
    • didn’t have to (past)
  • "Don't/Doesn't/Didn't have to" means it’s not necessary to do something.

Practice

Using Have to (Present):

1.      I have to finish my homework before dinner.

2.      We have to leave early tomorrow for the trip.

3.      They have to attend the meeting this afternoon.

4.      I have to buy groceries for the week.

5.      You have to wear a uniform at school.

Using Has to (Present, 3rd person):

6.      She has to wake up early every day.

7.      He has to take care of his younger brother.

8.      My mother has to work on weekends.

9.      The dog has to be walked every morning.

10. The teacher has to prepare the lesson plan before class.

Using Had to (Past):

11. I had to cancel my appointment yesterday.

12. We had to wait for two hours at the airport.

13. She had to apologize for her mistake.

14. He had to leave the party early last night.

15. They had to study all night for the exam.

Mixed Additional Statements:

16. I have to call my friend to confirm the plans.

17. She has to make a presentation for her project.

18. He had to repair the car before going to work.

19. We have to clean the house before the guests arrive.

20. They had to learn new skills to get the job.

Answer

Using Have to (Present):

1.      I do not have to finish my homework before dinner.

2.      We do not have to leave early tomorrow for the trip.

3.      They do not have to attend the meeting this afternoon.

4.      I do not have to buy groceries for the week.

5.      You do not have to wear a uniform at school.


Using Has to (Present, 3rd person):

6.      She does not have to wake up early every day.

7.      He does not have to take care of his younger brother.

8.      My mother does not have to work on weekends.

9.      The dog does not have to be walked every morning.

10. The teacher does not have to prepare the lesson plan before class.


Using Had to (Past):

11. I did not have to cancel my appointment yesterday.

12. We did not have to wait for two hours at the airport.

13. She did not have to apologize for her mistake.

14. He did not have to leave the party early last night.

15. They did not have to study all night for the exam.


Mixed Additional Statements:

16. I do not have to call my friend to confirm the plans.

17. She does not have to make a presentation for her project.

18. He did not have to repair the car before going to work.

19. We do not have to clean the house before the guests arrive.

20. They did not have to learn new skills to get the job.

 

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