English Grammar

The Verb "Have"

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The verb "have" can be used as an auxiliary verb or a main verb.

Main Verb - the verb is used to state ownership/possession

• I have a car.
• We do not have a car.
• Do you have a car?

Auxiliary Verb - have is used to create the "perfect verb tense"

• Past Perfect Tense
  • We had finished the job by 2 o'clock.
  • Tom had left when we arrived.
• Past Perfect Continues Tense
• I was tired because I had been running.
• I had been working on my homework, when she dinner was ready.
• Present Perfect Tense
• I have written a letter this morning.
• We have never traveled to Europe.
• Present Perfect Continues Tense
• I have been writing this paper all day.
• She has been living here for 20 years.
• Future Perfect Tense
• I could have finished my essay by Thursday.
• In 2 years we will have lived in this house for half a century.
• Future Perfect Continues Tense
• He will be very tired because he will have been working all morning.
• In 2 days we will have been traveling for 2 weeks.

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