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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Negative of have

hello
I have a problem with word have!
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Where I must use "Don't have" and where I can use "not have" and finally where we must use "Not have"?

Thanks in advanced
Ali
  

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Hello, Ali. Don't have = do not have. We always use 'do/does/did' with action verbs and questions in negative forms.

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  • Hello, Ali.
  • Don't have = do not have.
  • We always use 'do/does/did' with action verbs and questions in negative forms.
  • In questions, we usually use the contraction ( -n't ) only: I don't (do not) smoke.
  • He didn't (did not) get the job.
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Hello, Ali.

Don't have = do not have.

We always use 'do/does/did' with action verbs and questions in negative forms. In questions, we usually use the contraction (-n't) only:

I don't (do not) smoke.
He didn't (did not) get the job.
Don't I know you?
Didn't he see that cat?

Does that help? If not, do you have any questions about speci
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