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I help people speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast Episode seven
oh nine. Nine Ways to use have. For this English lesson, we're
going to look at nine different ways that we use the verb have. Have
is one of those interesting words in English that has multiple meanings and uses,
as well as a number of different grammar patterns. By the way, have
is an irregular verb, and the three parts are have, had, and
had. Let's get the ball rolling. First of all, we use have
when we talk about possession and ownership. You have something, someone has something.
I have two dogs. You'll notice that, even though I'm talking about
right now, I'm not using have in the progressive form. I can say
I have a dog, but not I'm having a dog. That's the basic
usage you have. Let's look at some other examples. A friend of mine
has a summer house in the countryside. Jen has a dog, but Kate
has a cat. Do you have an iPhone or a Galaxy? Next,
you can use half when you talk about relationships between people. Someone has a
brother or a sister. You have friends in coworkers, and so on.
Here are some other examples. Ted has two older brothers. I heard Kevin
has a new girlfriend. Kim and her husband have a big family. We
also use have when we talk about health issues. You can have a headache,
have pain, have a fever, and so on. For example,
I had a hangover this morning. Mom has a headache, so she's taking
a nap. Veto has a cold, so he's not coming to the party.
We can also use have when we talk about hosting an event, like
have a party or have a meeting. Here are some examples. We're having
a birthday party for can you come? They are having a shareholder's meeting in
the conference room. They usually have Comic Con at the Javits Center in New
York City. Next, let's talk about some grammar patterns With have. You
can use have followed by an adjective to describe your experience you can have fun,
have a nice time, and have a blast. That's an idiom which
means you really enjoy yourself. Here are some examples. I had a blast
at the party last night. Did you have fun on your vacation? Ted
said he had a tough time preparing for the workshop. The next grammar pattern
is have to. When you talk about obligations, the pattern is have to
followed by a verb, and the usual pronunciation is have to have to.
I have to work, I have to clean the house, I have to
go. Here are some other examples. I have to work on Sundays.
Do you have to work late tonight? What do you have to do next
weekend? Next, you can use have followed by an object followed by a
jerrand someone has someone doing something like this. The boss had us working late
last night. You can also say that someone has something doing like this.
The mechanic had my car running smoothly in about twenty minutes. Here are some
other examples. Jack is so funny. He had all of us laughing hard
at the party. Amanda's mom had all of the girls working hard in the
kitchen helping her bake cookies. Another for of the causative with have is have
followed by an object followed by a past participle verb. We use this grammar
to talk about asking someone to do something for you or arranging for something to
get done. You can say things like I need to have my haircut,
I had my car washed, we are going to have the house painted.
I talked about all of the causative forms of have in episode seven six a
few weeks ago, so check out that episode to learn more. And finally,
we use have in conditional sentences with if. Here are some examples of
that. If I lived in a house, I would have a big dog
like a German shepherd. If I had had more time, I would have
studied more for the exam. Keep in mind, the best way to remember
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