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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Has or Have

I often have trouble knowing when to use have or has in sentences and when speaking. What is the rule for using has or have. When is it appropriate to use have and when is it appropriate to use has?
  

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Much much too wide a topic, Guest. Can you narrow the topic, perhaps give a few examples of your problem areas. I can't imagine that someone who writes as well as you have here would have any problems.

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  • Much much too wide a topic, Guest.
  • Can you narrow the topic, perhaps give a few examples of your problem areas.
  • I can't imagine that someone who writes as well as you have here would have any problems.
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Much much too wide a topic, Guest. Can you narrow the topic, perhaps give a few examples of your problem areas. I can't imagine that someone who writes as well as you have here would have any problems.
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When using the present tense (with 'to have' as the main verb), or the present perfect tense (with 'to have' as the auxiliary verb), 'has' is used only in the third person singular-- that is, when the subject is a single entity that is not you or I: he, she, it, John, the Eiffel Tower, etc. 

I have a headache. 
You have a headache.
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No really - please, if anyone knows, write it out on the Net. I too would like to know.

Im searching but there are no answers to be found. This is as far as I´'ve come:

Use Has -. when only one of easch thing, It, She,m He , A /An/One etc

Or If a colletive , for instance the family/the Police is seen upon as one then has (in America), but in Britain its have ..
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have is used with I, you, they
has is used with it, she, and he.

The countable and uncountable nouns sometimes can create lots of confusion as to whether to use singular (has) or plural (have).

Police, as strange as it might seem,

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0What about the sentenses using "and" or "or", such as:02br
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00If you or your staff (have or has) any questions, then please contact me.02br
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00then which do you use?0-
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Mr. Micawber thank you for the explanation. I understand now. I am sure the same instructions were given to me when I studied grammar but I was less interested in grammar although literature brought out the love in me. Again, thank you.
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in this you will use "have" because there are 2 groups refferd to here.

Our minds are just seriously poluted by the BAD english the americans love some much to speak/write.
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00This is OK, but you need a capital letter and a period.05002br
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0 I have two cars -in this context, 00"have"00 is a verb which means to be in possession of .02br
00I have known John for 10 years. 00-"have"00 is a a modal word which helped the verb "known" to form present perfect tense. 02br
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00She has a good job- being possessive of 02br
00She 00has done00 a good job. - she accomplished
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