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HAVE

have can be replaced sometimes with have got, or got

  • possess (own/hold)
    • He had a new car and a boat.
  • consist of
    • In 2008 the party had 10,000 members.
  • quality/feature
    • The ham had a smoky flavor.
    • have [NP] [Adj] He has a front tooth missing.
    • Surely she didn’t have the nerve to say that to him?
  • relationship
    • He has three children.

(Auxiliary verb of Perfect Tense)

Present Perfect

have to

  • have to [VP]
  • (informal) have got to [VP]
  • (very informal) got to [VP]

The interrogative and negative of have to are formed most commonly with auxiliary do or, less commonly, in formal contexts, by subject-verb inversion.

have got to is the same as have to, but the interrogative and negative of that are formed by subject-verb inversion.

cause

  • have [NP] [Verb] - cause someone (NP) to do something (Verb) (by a command, request or invitation)
    • If you wait, I’ll have someone collect it for you.
    • They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
    • He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.
  • have [NP] [V3/Adj] - cause something (NP) to be something (V3/Adj)
    • I had my hair cut the day before the wedding
    • She has the kids ready for school.
    • They had their house built.
    • He had him arrested for trespassing
    • We’re having our car repaired.

have-pseudo-passives

  • have [NP] [V3]
    • *They had their bike stolen last year
    • She had her purse stolen.
    • I had my car cleaned by a professional.
    • I have this house looked at.

do

  • have [NP] - to perform the action (NP) mentioned
  • Commonly used nouns (bath, shower, wash, scrub, break, holiday, rest, care, turn, decision, risk, argument, dispute, fight, quarrel, chat, conversation, discussion, talk, meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, cup of tea)
    • We have a walk after lunch.
    • We had a dance and afterward we sat outside and talked.
    • May I have a look at your newspaper?” “Of course you can.”
    • I am going to have a nice nap.
    • She had a smoke.
    • I had a good breakfast before I left home.
    • We had a long talk about the problem.
    • The kids should have a bath before they go to bed.
    • She generally had a short holiday in July or August.
    • They had a serious quarrel about their father’s will.
    • She had a bite of the cake.
    • I’m thirsty. I’m going to have a drink of water.
    • I had a listen to that new CD in the car.
    • They are going to have a swim.
  • organize - Let’s have a party.

obtain

  • (usually passive)
    • The substance you describe can’t be had at any price.
  • receive
    • Can I have the check, please?
  • have something to be given something; to have something done to you
    • How many driving lessons have you had so far?
    • I’m having physical therapy for my back problem.

experience

  • I’ve had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
  • The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.

hold

have [NP] [PP]

  • She had him by the collar.
  • He had his head in his hands.

todo https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/63256/which-is-correct-has-died-or-died/63263#63263 https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/120721/have-vs-have-got-in-american-and-british-english https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/have_1

Idioms & Expressions

  • To give birth to - My mother had me when she was 25.