Unit 2: The verb have

have · has

In this unit

Talk about things you have, ask what other people have, and say what you don't have.

Look at the example first. Then try the questions. Check your answers and try again if you need to.

1

I have … / You have …

A penA book
I have a pen.
You have a book.

With I and you, use have.

Choose the right word.
1. I ___ a pen.
2. You ___ a book.
2

He has … / She has … / It has …

A man holding a keyA woman with a phone
He has a key.
She has a phone.
The cat has a tail.

With he, she and it, use has.

Choose the right word.
1. He ___ a key.
2. She ___ a phone.
3. It ___ a tail.
3

We have … / They have …

People looking at a mapSeveral bags
We have a map.
They have bags.

With we and they, use have.

Choose the right word.
1. We ___ a map.
2. They ___ bags.
4

Say what you don't have

Read the first sentence. Then read the sentence with not.

I have a pen.
I do not have a pen.
She has a phone.
She does not have a phone.

We often say don't instead of do not, and doesn't instead of does not.

I don't have a pen.
She doesn't have a phone.
Write the whole sentence.

Use don't have or doesn't have.

1. I have a pen.
2. He has a key.
5

Ask a question

Do you have a pen?
Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Does she have a phone?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

Use do with I, you, we and they. Use does with he, she and it.

After does, say have, not has.

Choose the right word.
1. ___ you have a pen?
2. ___ she have a phone?
3. Does he ___ a key?
6

Give short answers

Do you have a book? — Yes, I do.
Does he have a car? — No, he doesn't.

In a short answer, we usually use do or does again.

Choose the right answer.
1. Do you have a book?
2. Does he have a car?
7

Put it together

Complete the conversation.

Alex: Do you ___ a pen?

Rita: Yes, I ___.

Alex: ___ your brother have a pen?

Rita: No, he ___.

Alex: I have two pens. Here you are!

Now you!

Write five sentences about things you have or don't have. You can write about a phone, a bag, a car, a pet or something else.

Your writing stays on this page. It is not sent anywhere.

Teacher note: use real objects in the room where possible. Learners can point to a pen, book, bag or phone while practising.