American English
/hæv/
One syllable.
Used before a past participle to make perfect verb forms.
“Have” is pronounced “have” (/hæv/) when said alone, emphasized, or used as a main verb. As a helping verb in natural connected speech, it is often reduced to “’av” (/əv/).
Used before a past participle to make perfect verb forms.
I have finished my report.
She has already left.
Use has with he, she, and it.
have already done · have just finished · have never seen
subject + have/has + past participle
subject + have/has + not + past participle
Used with to and another verb to say that something is necessary.
We have to leave now.
Does he have to work tonight?
Use do or does in questions and negative sentences.
have to work · have to pay · have to leave · have to decide
subject + have/has to + base verb
do/does + subject + have to + base verb
To own, hold, or keep something.
I have a spare key.
Do you have your passport?
have a car · have enough time · have money · have access to
subject + have/has + object
do/does + subject + have + object?
To be connected to someone as family or a partner.
She has two brothers.
Do you have any children?
have two children · have a brother · have a partner
to own or possess something
I've got two sisters.
to enjoy yourself
We had a good time at the concert.
to be related to something
The delay had something to do with the weather.
Has and had are irregular. In having, the final e disappears.