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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Tense help

He doesn't have any left.

But shouldn't it be has instead of have since the sentence is singular? I know it sounds very wrong with has but please explain why is it have.
  

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You really should review how to use verbs correctly. I don't have You don't have He/she doesn't have (but he/she has). Note that with he/she (third person singular) in negative sentences don't is changed to doesn't so have (and any other verb) is left unchanged.

— Ivanhr

  • You really should review how to use verbs correctly.
  • I don't have You don't have He/she doesn't have (but he/she has).
  • Note that with he/she (third person singular) in negative sentences don't is changed to doesn't so have (and any other verb) is left unchanged.
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You really should review how to use verbs correctly.

I don't have

You don't have

He/she doesn't have (but he/she has). Note that with he/she (third person singular) in negative sentences don't is changed to doesn't so have (and any other verb) is left unchanged.
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Pleasehelp,

I replied your other posts regarding the use of modals. Again, Whenever you see the following modals /helping verbs used, even in their negative form, you will find the adjacent verb remain in its basic form. i.e. He must understand the consequences.

Does / do/ did/ should/ shall/ may/ might/ will/ would/ can /could /must etc....

This is the hard rule. So
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Why is have left unchanged? He, she, it is still requires the singular verb which is doesn't.
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because "doesn't" already satisfied the 3rd person singular requirement (dimsum already answered)
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