She did not has / she did not have

Hi Garry,

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1) 'she did not have' ('has' is 3rd person PRESENT tense only)

2) 'he doesn't have' (only the auxiliary 'do' takes the 3rd person '-s'. Another way to remember is: only one 's' in the verb phrase.

(These are not sentences yet-- they both need objects, like 'he doesn't have a job.')

Third person singular (he, she, it, who, which,...) works as follows.

Present affirmative. Present negative. Past affirmative. Past negative. 
She has a coat. She does not have a coat. She had a coat. She did not have a coat. 

In the present tense, one and only one verb has the present marker s.
In the past tense, one and only o

Hi Teacher,

WOW thankyou thankyou so much for yr reply. I'm so glad that i've received yr help,
but i've another question to ask.


QUESTION:
('has' is 3rd person PRESENT tense only) <= what does this mean? can you pls explain a little bit more and show me few examples for me to get the right unerstanding.

Thanks,
Gary Lee

Actually, 'has' is 3rd person SINGULAR PRESENT tense only.


GRAMMATICAL PERSON:

1st person singular = I
2nd person singular = you (one entity)
3rd person singular = he, she, it, John, etc. (one entity)

1st person plural = we
2nd person plural = you (more than one entity)
3rd person plural = they (more than one entity)

GRAMMATIC

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thx for yr reply . I understood what 3rd person singaular is, but i hv another question.

Question:
Is the sentence below considered as 3rd person singular

Sentence:
"She did not have"

Thx,
Gary

Yes, you're right, that's 3rd person singular, simple past tense.

Gary,

Anytime you are talking about just one person or thing (as the subject of the sentence), it's a case of "third person singular" (3ps).

John is tall. (3ps)
Mary had a lot of friends. (3ps)
Which one of you can tell us all the answers? (3ps)
The country had a very extensive border. (3ps)
The moon rose at 6:30 pm. (3ps)
Hatred is not a virtue.

Dear Tutor,

What a nice example you've given me. Thx for all the sincere help that I've received. I got the right understanding now n I'll be looking forward for new post.

Thank You,
Gary

hello TEACHER! my friend is gary lee , he show me the forum.

i want to ask about HAS,HAVE,HAD
please correct it for me please, the questions and answer are below :-

he,she,it = has?
i,you,we,they = have
i,you,we,they,he,she,it = had?

had can apply to all?
has only can apply to only ,he,she,it?
have only can apply to only , i,you,we,they?

Hi Jimmy,

Nice to have you here, too!

Yes, indeed, you have it exactly right. Isn't English easy?

Just don't forget: 'he and she have a new car'. ('he and she' = 'they')