have has had - 50

    have has had - Practical usage - 50                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

                                      have (has) had – Practical usage

Prior Information

Subject?

Possessive case?

Past participle verb?

Auxiliary verb?

Yes/no question, wh question?

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Have/has with different subjects

Person	Singular	Plural
First	I have	We have
Second	You have	You have
Third	He has She has It has	They have They have They have

Had with different subjects

Person	Singular	Plural
First	I Had	We had
Second	You had	You had
Third	He had She had It had	They had They had They had

NOTE: He/she include all singular nouns (Personal), pronouns etc. it includes collective nouns abstract nouns, common nouns proper nouns etc.

Had is the past form of have/has.

Have (has) had as a verb (Action) – Model sentences

Let’s have some food. (have = take/eat)

Let’s have a party tonight.

Let’s have a bath before the events.

Joe has breakfast at home everyday (had = eats)

Let’s have a look at the new proposal ( have = see, look = noun, not a verb in this context.)

She had dinner just now.

We had a good time last evening.

Clara had a talk with the boss (had = spoke, talk = noun, not a subject.)

Have/has/had a good journey.

Have/has/had a good sleep.

Have/has/had a rest.

Have/has/had a party/dinner/meal/drink.

Have/has/had a holiday/rest/a nice evening.

Have/has/had a bath/shower/shave.

Have(has), had as auxiliary verbs

Rule: Subject + Have/has/had + Past participle verb form + other words

She has taken the book. (She has took the book.)

Model Sentences

I have seen the Globe Theater Twice. (Simple Sentence/message/information)

We had taken over this property.

She has seen the Doctor at his Clinic.

Have you taken your keys? (yes/no Question)

Has she reported for work?

I haven’t met her since last week. (Negative sentences)

Jane hasn’t eaten anything since morning.

Where have you stayed at Sydney?(wh question) = Where did you stay at Sydney?

Have/has had  - as a possessive word

My mother has a property in New York.

She has a very fair look.

The new government has narrow majority.

I have three brothers.

We have a nice maid.

My grandfather had a good physique.

She didn’t have a job last year. She didn’t had a job last year.

We had an apartment in Perth in 1985.

NOTE:

Have/has got is similar to have/has, but in some  sentences have/has got sounds more natural that simply have/has as a possessive word.

My friend has got a new flat is more natural than my friend has a new flat.

Her uncle has got three children.

This town hasn’t  got a good bank.

Has your sister got children? (=Does your sister have children?) Does your sister has children?

How many children has she got? (= How many children does she have?) How many children does she has?

Sorry, we haven’t got any drinks now.

She has got a headache.

Have you got any problem with your new car?

This school has got a nice tennis court.                                                                                                                                   

         

Prepositions - 49

              Correct usage of prepositions - 49                  

                            Time and  Occasion                                                                                                                               

What is a preposition?

A group of words used with nouns and verbs and other words to form prepositional phrase. Preposition always comes before nouns, but many writers have been writing the prepositions at the end of the sentences.. e.g. who are you waiting for?

She left New York on Sunday. (She left for New York means She is travelling to New York.)

I want to take this book home for a day.                                                     

Some other Prepositions are above, along, to, from, between, before, into, off, since etc. 

To Know more about prepositions please click Preposition

Preposition + Noun (Month, Day, Year, Time etc.)

      

On 27 April.                     On Friday morning.

On Thursday                   In winter                                               

On his  Birth day            At 12.45 p.m.                                

On Mothers day             At the end of the day/meeting.

In 1985                             At  Christmas (but on Christmas day)                                

In January/Summer      In the morning/Evening               

On 10 July                       At night

At the weekend             On Sunday night

Preposition   in Sentences

She got up at 10 O’ Clock this morning

My dad likes  getting up early in  the morning.

Where  was your family  on 26 January?

Will you be at  home this evening?

I  am going  to  office, I will be back  in an hour.

Did  you go out on Sunday ?

Did you see  my friend Clara  on Wednesday evening?

Bye  Mary, see you on Monday.

They  went to Berlin last summer. 

I can’t go  to the  meeting on  Sunday.

Sorry, Bill is not in the office at  the moment.

Do you often go out in  the evening/at the weekend .

Let’s all meet at  8 O’ clock tomorrow evening.

We often go to Sydney in  summer.

I got married in February/ in 1988

Clara’s  birthday is in  February.

They  often go away at the weekend.

I am starting my new business  on 8 January.

I will send   you the file  at the end of this month.

Do you work  on  Sundays/at the weekends.

The School was started  in 1979

I often go out at night.

My dad  always feels tired in  the evening.

She is  leaving for Texas on  Sunday

I am leaving next Monday .(No preposition)

Will you be at  home this evening?

Shall we play (game) next Sunday?.(No preposition)

What are  you doing at  the weekend? Staying indoor or…

I  phone/call Mary  every Sunday. (No Preposition)

Joe  was born in  1901                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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Common Errors(2) - 48

      Common Errors(2) in English - 48  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

A. Most of the English users in Asian regions specially in India are fond of ‘ing’  verbs (Present participle form of the verb) like writing, watching, eating etc. because these  structures are easy to frame, however there are some verbs that cannot be or rarely used as continuous( Progressive) verb.

He is looking happy

He looks happy.

Bill is having a large Estate in Log angles.

Bill has a large Estate in Los angles.

Shane is having a large family.

Shane has a large family.

The verb list includes

Be, see, trust, know, understand, wish, consist, concern, belong etc. For more information on non-continuous verb please paste this URL  on your browser http://esl.about.com/od/grammarlessons/a/l_pastcont.htm

B. Past  and Past participle verb – Difference in usage

Many  non native English users don’t differentiate between past and past participle verb, but there is a   difference in the usage of these  verbs.

They have finished the work last night.

They finished the work last night/yesterday/last week etc.

They have finished the work (The sentence means that the state of finished work is visible, there is no need to mention about the time adverbial like yesterday last week etc.)  just now/just a few minutes ago may be added at the end of the sentence.

More Model Sentences

She saw me at Café Paradise yesterday.

She has seen me at Café Paradise.

I have cleaned the room. ( jut now)

I cleaned the room in the morning.

It has rained. ( The roads are wet.)

It rained yesterday.

NOTE: The auxiliary verb have/has always comes before Past participle verb like, seen, slept, gone etc. Your should also note that some verbs like call, talk, walk etc. have same spelling in past and  past participle form.

C. MORE COMMON ERRORS.

When the president will arrive he will address the students.

When the president arrives he will address the students.

We can’t enter the movie theater unless we will purchase the entry ticket.

We can’t enter the movie theater unless we purchase the entry ticket.

The Teacher roared “ you will be sent out, if you will come late from tomorrow.”

The Teacher roared “ you will be sent out if you come late from tomorrow.”

When have you arrived from Texas?

When did you arrive from Texas?

We are waiting for the bus since seven O’ clock.

We have been waiting for the bus since seven O’ Clock. (or)

We have been waiting for the bus for three hours.

How long are you staying in this house?

How long have you been staying in this house? (Since 2003)

I wish I have wings.       

I wish I had wings.

If I am you I wouldn’t accept the offer.

If I were you  I wouldn’t accept the officer. ( With all subject  I, we, you, they, he, she, it were is used.)

It’s time the government take action against the rebels.

It’s time the government took action against the rebels.                                                                                                                                                                                            

             

Common Errors in English (1) - 47

         Common Errors in English - 47                                                                                                     

             Common  Errors in English - 1    

Prior Knowledge

What is a preposition? The small words like  to, for, about, below, across etc. are used with nouns or verbs to form prepositional phrases, these words  are called prepositions

She wants to buy a pen.

They are waiting for the train.

The following verbs are not followed by prepositions

She discussed about her career plan with the Career officer.

She discussed her career plan with the Career officer.

The Captain described about his new strategy to his men.

The Captain described his new strategy to his men.

The President has ordered for immediate relief to the quake Victims.

The president has ordered immediate relief to the quake victims.

The UN has requested for immediate aid to the  poor countries.

The UN has requested immediate aid to the poor countries.

The Police made  him to wait for two hours.

The Police made him wait for two hours.

(Both the sentences are acceptable, but the first one is old fashioned.)

NOTE:

He was ordered to pay for the damages. – Correct (passive form)

She was requested to attend the board meeting. – Correct (passive form)

Nouns that  don’t have singular form

Where is my  pant?

Where are my pants?

Where is my Spectacle?

Where are my spectacles.

Please bring my scissor.

Please bring my scissors.

Singular noun used in plural sense

The Police has  have arrived after some time.

The Staff  have not reported. ( ‘staff ’ can be used in singular or plural sense, with appropriate auxiliary verb.)

                                

The following words are uncountable  nouns (in a broader sense), hence they wouldn’t  be preceded by a/an.

The words are;  paper, wood, ice, Scenery, soap, bread, business, advice glass etc.

He gave me a wood

He gave me a piece of wood.

Give me a paper to write.

Give me a sheet of paper to write.

She brought a good news.

She brought good news.

He sold the old furnitures.

He sold the old furniture.

Jim has brought two breads.

Jim has brought two loaves/pieces of breads.

Please give  me a soap.

Please give  me a soap cake .

Put some ice into the glass of water.

Put some ice cubes into the glass of water.

My friend gave me a good advice.

My friend gave me good advice.

Take out this glass.

Take out this glass piece.

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Negative Question-46

                 Making Negative Questions - 46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Prior knowledge

A. Auxiliary verbs (helping verbs). These Verbs  are used with the main verbs  to form Tenses, passive forms,negatives and questions. 

The forms of Auxiliary are be  forms   (am, is, are, was, were,  shall/will. e.g I am a teacher.)

Do forms   do, does, did, done. e.g. Do you Speak French.

Have forms  have, has, had. e.g. She has done the job 

Subject 

Subject often describes the doer of an action, subject shows what  the sentence is about. All the nouns and pronouns can also be used as subjects. Subject  usually comes at the beginning of a sentence.

Jane gave a book to Jim (Jane = Subject)- Noun used as a subject

She gave a book to Jim (She = pronoun) – Pronoun used as a subject

SUBJECT PRONOUN

Person	Singular	Plural
First	I	We
Second	You	You
Third	He She It	They

TYPES OF QUESTIONS

The two important  types of questions in English are ' wh' question and 'yes/no'  question. In this session we shall see 'yes/no' type.

1. 'Wh' question begins with  'wh' word  like what, when,where etc. ''Wh' question requires a complete response. e.g. Where is John// How is Shane?

2. 'Yes/no' type -  The response to this type of question is either 'yes' or 'no' , a complete response is not required in this case. e.g. Are you tired? ,  Does she work in a bank?

Note:  Subject ---->         Auxiliary Verb (For Making negatives/questions.)

        I/We/you/they           Do+I/we/you/they--> Present,

                                           Did + I/we/you/they--> Past

        He/she/it                    Does+ he/she/it --> present

                                           Did + he/she/it--> past

                            TOPIC- NEGATIVE QUESTIONS          

Negative Questions have two different meanings, ( The meanings depend on the situation and the context.). Generally negative questions have two structures.

A. Yes/no  Type question –

I Structure = Auxiliary verb + not + Subject

1. Doesn’t he know the manners?     

2.  Hasn’t she come                             

II Structure = Auxiliary verb + subject + not

1.  Does he not know the manners?

2.  Has she not come?

B.  ‘wh’ Type question.

I Structure = ‘Wh’ question word + auxiliary + not  subject

Why haven’t you come yesterday?

Why didn’t she see the doctor this morning?

II  Structure = “Wh’ question word + auxiliary verb + subject  + not

Why have you not come yesterday?

Why did she not see the doctor this morning?

Negative Question – Confirmatory - Positive 

Isn’t his argument illogical? – ( Every one will agree that his argument is illogical)

Isn’t it a lovely picture?

Wouldn’t it be better to wait for some more time?

Wasn’t it a boring movie? ( That we saw yesterday.)

Negative question – Confirmatory à Negative

Haven’t the guests arrived yet? ( Guests have not yet arrived.)

Can’t you come next week? (Why?)

Haven’t you received the check yet? (I will find the cause.)

Negative questions in other situations

Won’t you wait for me some more time?

Why don’t you spend some time at a hill resort?

Wouldn’t you like to have your favorite drink now?

The Professor yelled, “ Don’t you pay your attention to what I say?”

Excuse me,  can you lend me your trolley for some time?

Can’t you help your sister when she is in distress?

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