You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make
it a question. We useDo when the subject is I, you, we or they.
When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make
the affirmative sentence a question. Notice that the letter S at the end of
the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person)
disappears in the question. We will see the reason why below.
We DON'T use Do or Does in questions that have the verb To
Be or Modal Verbs (can, must, might, should etc.)
Subject/Verb Agreement Using to do as an Action Verb
Forms of to do in each Tense
Rest of
Subject
I / You / We
/ They
He / She /
It
Subject
I / You / We /
Presen
Pas
Perfect
Continuous
Form
Form
do
did
have/had +
am/are/were +
done
doing
does
did
has/had +
done
is/was + doing
Sentence
a good job
homework
Auxillery Verb to do
Verb in Base
Rest of
Present or Past
Form
Sentence
sleep
late
dont (do not)
didnt (did
Subject
Auxillery Verb to do
Verb in Base
Rest of
Present or Past
Form
Sentence
sit
out in the sun
They
He / She / It
not)
doesnt (does
didnt (did
not)
not)
They can both be used to show possession and are important in making the 'perfect tenses'.
'Had' is the past tense of both 'has' and 'have'.
have
Have is used with some pronouns and plural nouns:
'I have a great English teacher.'
'You have toothpaste on your chin.'
'We have a meeting at 12.'
'Nurses have a difficult job.'
has
Has is used with the third person singular. For example:
'She has a great personality.'
'He has a new haircut.'
'The washing machine has a leak in it'.
'It has a hole near the door.'
contractions
I have = I've
you have = you've
we have = we've
they have = They've
he has = he's
it has = it's
negative contractions
has not = hasn't
have not = haven't
had not = hadn't
'have' and 'has' in questions
'Have you been to Australia?'
'Has Andrew left yet?'
'Who has my pen?'
'Has anyone seen my mobile phone?'
'have got' and 'have'
Both 'have got' and 'have' mean the same thing. There is no difference.
'I have got an i-phone.' = 'I have an i-phone'.
'You have got a message.' = You have a message.'
'She has got no time to sleep.' ='She has no time to sleep.'
'have' and 'has' verb tenses
'have/has'' is an important verb in making the 'perfect tense':
Present Perfect
'She has lived here for a long time.'
'We have seen this TV show before.'
'I have cut my finger.'
Past Perfect
'I had already decided not to go before he asked me.'
'They had finished the race before it started raining.'
'She had already left when he arrived'
modal verbs: 'have to'
'have to' is used to mean that something is necessary. It is used in the following way in
affirmative sentences:
subject + modal (have to / has to) + verb
'I have to wash my car today.'
'He has to write a report.'
'I had to go to the bank yesterday.'
'have to' in negative sentences
In negatives to show that something is not necessary we follow this rule:
subject + doesn't have to + verb
'We don't have to work tomorrow.'
'She doesn't have to wear a uniform to school'
'I didn't have to make my bed when I was young'
-ed' and '-ing' adjectives: describing feelings and things
