Main Verb or Auxiliary Verb?

HAVE
Main verb or auxiliary verb?

Let’s revise!
■ Have, as one of the most used verbs

in English, has got many uses. Let’s
remember them…
1. Possession: We have a large
extended family.
2. ….
Uses of have
1. Possession: We have a large extended family.
2. For actions and experiences: have lunch, have a great time,
have a chat, have a drink, etc.
3. Obligation: You have to keep quiet in the library.
4. To talk about services you pay someone for doing (have +
object + past participle): I had my hair cut this morning.
5. Possession, with have got (informal): I’ve got tons of work to do.
6. In negative sentences as a fixed expression: haven’t. I haven’t a
clue.
7. For specific obligation  have got. I’ve got to go now, but I’ll
see you later.
8. To form perfect tenses (present and past perfect, future perfect,
etc.): I’d never tried sushi before.
Revising the basics
What is an auxiliary
What is a main verb? verb?
 Main verbs have meaning on ■ They accompany the main verb,
their own. and help it to make questions,
negative sentences and add
 They stand alone, sometimes
meaning like in continuous tenses.
helped by auxiliaries.
He is studying really hard.
Do you think there’s any chance he’ll
My family has three members. pass that test?
He should study if he really wants ■ So they do not have meaning on
to pass that test. their own.
Revising the basics
Have as an auxiliary
Have as a main verb verb
 Do we use auxiliaries?  How do we make questions?
 Do we use contracted  And negatives?
forms ‘ve / ‘s / ‘d?  Can we use contracted forms
‘ve / ‘s / ‘d?
Revising the basics
Have as an auxiliary
Have as a main verb verb
 Do we use auxiliaries? YES  Do we use auxiliaries? NO
 Do we use contracted  How do we make questions?
forms ‘ve / ‘s / ‘d? NO By inverting the order of have
and the subject.
 And negatives?
By adding the particle not.
 Can we use contracted forms ‘ve
/ ‘s / ‘d? YES
Uses of have
Find out when
have is a main
verb, and when
1. Possession: We have a large extended family. it is an auxiliary
2. For actions and experiences: have lunch, have averb.
great time,
have a chat, have a drink, etc.
3. Obligation: You have to keep quiet in the library.
4. To talk about services you pay someone for doing (have +
object + past participle): I had my hair cut this morning.
5. Possession, with have got (informal): I’ve got tons of work to do.
6. In negative sentences as a fixed expression: haven’t. I haven’t a
clue.
7. For specific obligation  have got. I’ve got to go now, but I’ll
see you later.
8. To form perfect tenses (present and past perfect, future perfect,
etc.): I’d never tried sushi before.
Have as a main verb
When have is a main
verb, we use auxiliary
verbs, e.g. be or do,
to make questions
and negatives. We
don’t usually contract
have when it is a main
verb.
1. We use have as a main verb for possession.
■ have with this meaning is a stative (non-action) verb and is not
used in continuous tenses.
We have a large extended family.
We are having large extended family.
■ have is also a stative verb when used to talk about relationships or
illnesses
She has a really bad cold at the moment.
She is having a really bad cold at the moment.
Have as a main verb
Have with this
meaning is a
dynamic (action)
verb and can be
used in continuous
tenses.
2. We use have + object as a main verb for actions and experiences,

e.g. have a bath, a drink, a chat, a problem, etc.
He doesn’t have lunch at home.

I’m having problems with my Wi-Fi.
Right or wrong?
1. I was having a bad headache, so I had to go home.
2. Rachel and Adam are having such a great time

together.
3. They have so many pets at home now it looks like a

zoo.
4. We’re having a drink at the bar near work. Do you

want to come?
Right or wrong?
1. I was having a bad headache, so I had to go home.
2. Rachel and Adam are having such a great time

together.
3. They have so many pets at home now it looks like a

zoo.
4. We’re having a drink at the bar near work. Do you

want to come?
Have as a main verb
■ We use have to as a main verb to express obligation,

especially obligation imposed by others, and rules and
regulations.
Do we really have to spend Christmas with your parents

again?
You have to switch your phones before you come in for the
exam.
Have as a main verb
■ We use have as a main verb + object + past

participle to say that you ask or pay another person to
do something for you.
We’re going to have the kitchen repainted

next week.
I don’t know much about computers, so I’ll
have to have my laptop fixed.
When have is an
Have as an auxiliary verb auxiliary verb, we make
questions by inverting
have and the subject,
and negatives with
haven’t / hasn’t. have as
1. We often use have got for possession. The meaning an auxiliary verb is often
is exactly the same as have. contracted to ’ve / ’s;
had is contracted to ’d.
How many children have you got? I’ve got three,
two boys and a girl.
They haven’t got much money.
■ have here is an auxiliary verb.
■ have got has a present meaning. We normally use
had for the past, not had got.
■ have got is very common in informal English.
Have as an auxiliary verb Right or
wrong?
Do you have got lots of work to do?

Have you got lots of work to do?
We had the best time last weekend!

We had got the best time last
weekend!
Have as an auxiliary verb Right or
wrong?
Do you have got lots of work to do?

Have you got lots of work to do?
We had the best time last weekend!

We had got the best time last
weekend!
When have is an
Have as an auxiliary verb auxiliary verb, we make
questions by inverting
have and the subject,
and negatives with
haven’t / hasn’t. have as
an auxiliary verb is often
contracted to ’ve / ’s;
2. In negative sentences, we occasionally leave had is contracted to ’d.
out got, especially in fixed expressions like
I haven’t time.
I haven’t a clue.
I haven’t the time to go to the bank.
Have as an auxiliary verb
3. We use have got to to express obligation, especially in informal

English. Have got to is normally used for a specific obligation
rather than a general or repeated obligation. Compare:
I’ve got to make a quick phone call. (= specific)

I have to wear a suit to work. (= general)
Have as an auxiliary verb
4. We use have as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect simple

and continuous.
They’ve been married for 15 years.
How long has Anna been going out with James?
5. We also use have for other perfect forms, e.g. the future perfect, the
perfect infinitive, the past perfect, etc.
She’ll have finished lunch in a few minutes so you can phone her then.
I want to have started a family by the time I’m 30.
If I hadn’t taken a taxi, I wouldn’t have arrived in time.

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Main verb or auxiliary verb?

■ Have, as one of the most used verbs

2. We use have + object as a main verb for actions and experiences,

He doesn’t have lunch at home.

1. I was having a bad headache, so I had to go home.

2. Rachel and Adam are having such a great time

3. They have so many pets at home now it looks like a

4. We’re having a drink at the bar near work. Do you

1. I was having a bad headache, so I had to go home.

2. Rachel and Adam are having such a great time

3. They have so many pets at home now it looks like a

4. We’re having a drink at the bar near work. Do you

■ We use have to as a main verb to express obligation,

Do we really have to spend Christmas with your parents

■ We use have as a main verb + object + past

We’re going to have the kitchen repainted

Do you have got lots of work to do?

We had the best time last weekend!

Do you have got lots of work to do?

We had the best time last weekend!

3. We use have got to to express obligation, especially in informal

I’ve got to make a quick phone call. (= specific)

4. We use have as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect simple

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