Have
Have peut être un verbe lexical ou un auxiliaire.
| Présent simple | Prétérit simple | Present Perfect |
| I have | I had | I have had |
| You have | You had | You have had |
| He/ She/ It have | He/She/ It had | He/She/ It has had |
| We have | We had | We have had |
| You have | You had | You have had |
| They have | They had | They have had |
On utilise le verbe have pour exprimer:
- la possession: dans ce cas le verbe have peut être combiné à got:
She has blue eyes.
We have got a laptop.
- l'obligation: A la forme affirmative, have suivi de to + Base Verbale sert à exprimer l'obligation.
I have to do my homework.
Did you have to learn Latin?
- parfois on utilise le verbe Have en anglais là où en français on utiliserait le evrbe prendre:
I have dinner at 7.30 pm.
I had a shower this morning.
On emploie l'auxiliaire have combiné au participe-passé pour former le present perfect et parler d'événements passés qui ont un lien avec le présent. Avec le present perfect, on fait le bilan maintenant d'expériences passées.
I have already finished packing.
They have never been to Cananda.