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Explanation of “Have / Has / Had” and Related Sentences
1. “Have / Has / Had” as a Helping Verb (Auxiliary verb)
Used in Perfect Tenses.
Present Perfect → have/has + V3
Past Perfect → had + V3
Future Perfect → will have + V3
Examples:
I have finished my work. (Present Perfect)
He has gone to school. (Present Perfect)
They had eaten before I arrived. (Past Perfect)
By tomorrow, I will have completed my project. (Future Perfect)
2. “Have / Has / Had” as Main Verb (Possession, Experience, Relationship, Food, etc.)
Means “own” / “possess” / “take” / “experience”.
Examples:
I have a book. (Possession – मेरे पास किताब है)
Sophie has a blue car. (Possession)
I had a bad day. (Experience – बुरा दिन रहा)
We had a meeting last week. (Event/experience)
I have tea in the evening. (Routine/habit)
I have breakfast at 10 a.m. (Action)
3. Affirmative, Negative & Questions with Have/Has/Had
Affirmative (Positive)
Present: I have two pencils. / She has a big school bag.
Past: We had a great time at the party.
❌ Negative
Present: I don’t have two pencils. / She doesn’t have a big school bag.
Past: We didn’t have a great time at the party.
❓ Questions
Present: Do you have a pen? / Does she have a school bag?
Past: Did they have a good time?
4. Difference: Have been / Has been / Had been / Have gone
He has been to Paris → (He visited Paris in his life and came back – experience).
He has gone to Paris → (He went to Paris and is still there, not yet returned).
Examples:
I have been to Spain. (I visited Spain sometime in my life, and I came back.)
He has gone to London. (He went to London and is still there.)
5. Present Perfect Examples
I have finished my work.
She has joined a gym.
You have broken my heart.
I have spent 5000 on this dress.
I have tried a lot to learn English.
They have finished their work.
These sentences show actions completed in the past but connected to the present.
6. Negative Forms of Present Perfect
I haven’t watched this movie.
I haven’t watched this movie yet.
The child hasn’t started talking yet.
You haven’t submitted your report.
yet is often used in negatives and questions with Present Perfect.
7. Present Perfect Questions
Have you met my brother?
Have we met before?
Have you ever played a video game?
Who has taken my wallet?
Why have you changed your job?
“Have/Has” comes before the subject in questions.
8. Present Perfect Continuous Examples
I have been studying English for two hours.
He has been working here since 2015.
Shows an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
9. Past Perfect + Past Simple (very important)
Formula: Past Perfect (had + V3) + Past Simple
Examples:
I had finished work before the match started.
He had gone before Ram reached.
I didn’t go to the movie because I had already watched it.
Before the police arrived, people had caught the thief.
Use Past Perfect for the action that happened first, and Past Simple for the action that happened later.
10. Simple Past (Fixed Time or Finished Time)
Use Past Simple when we mention a specific time or duration.
Examples:
I lost my phone yesterday.
I made my first video in March 2001.
NOT Present Perfect, because we mention a finished time.
11. Have had / Had had (Perfect + Possession)
Sometimes “have” is both auxiliary + main verb.
Examples:
I have had tea. (Present Perfect → I already drank tea.)
When you came, I had had tea. (Past Perfect → I had already drunk tea before you came.)
I haven’t had tea since morning. (I did not drink tea today.)
Have you had tea? (Question)
Summary
Have/Has = Present (possession, relation, helping verb in perfect tense).
Had = Past (possession, relation, helping verb in past perfect).
Have been / Has been = visited & returned (experience).
Has gone / Have gone = went & not returned.
Perfect Tenses = completed actions connected with present/past/future.
Past Perfect + Past Simple = one past action happened before another.