The affirmative form of to have
The verb to have can be used to express possession.
I have a new fridge.
Shorty has brown hair.
In the present simple tense it is conjugated as follows:
| TO HAVE |
|---|
| I have |
| You have |
| She / He / It has |
| We have |
| You have |
| They have |
To have can often be followed by got, especially in spoken language.
I have (got) a house near the beach.
Magda has (got) a sister.
We also use to have in expressions such as to have breakfast/lunch/dinner, to have a shower/a bath, to have a nap, to have fun, etc. We always use it without got and only in the long form.
Lucy has dinner with her colleagues.
We all have a nap after lunch.
Notes:
- The verb to have also has a short form, which we mainly use in informal conversations.
We've got (have got) a dog.
She's got (has got) a cat.
- You can also use to have + to as a way to indicate an obligation.
I have to go home now.
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