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Have and has: she has a dog – have and has exercises for family and looks

This A1 drill lesson gives have and has exercises in the positive: has after one person or thing, have after the rest, and be where English won't use have.

Grammar
He, she, it or one noun + has, the rest + have; things, family, looks, illnesses and meals; and be for age and feelings: I'm 20. I'm hungry.
Topic
An invented animal shelter in Seattle: Biscuit the dog's pet card, a volunteer's note, a boy's message to Grandma, a post about Mochi the cat and a shelter visit.
Activities
Sorting, choices, gap-fills, a one-or-more table, a memory game, matching, drag-and-drop, word order, be-or-have quizzes, a chat and a test.

What's inside

  1. Chapter 1The rule

    • PictureUnlock
    • Study the scheme: have and hasGrammar schemeTry it
    • Is the sentence correct? Mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
    • Sort the sentences: have or has?Sort into columnsTry it
    • Choose have or hasChoose the optionUnlock
    • Write the pronoun and have or hasFill in the gapsUnlock

  2. Chapter 2Have or has?

    • Choose the right form: has, have or haves?Choose the optionTry it
    • Fill in the gaps with the right form of haveFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Fill in the table: one or more?Fill in the tableUnlock
    • Find the matching pairs: the same peopleMemory gameUnlock
    • Find the mistake and choose the right wordsQuizUnlock
    • Put the words in the right orderUnjumbleUnlock

  3. Chapter 3Family, looks and things

    • Write the sentences: subject + have / hasFill in the gapsTry it
    • Choose the right words: eyes, hair and looksChoose the optionUnlock
    • Match the beginnings and the endingsMatchUnlock
    • Drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
    • Put the words in the right order: looksUnjumbleUnlock
    • Fill in the gaps: have / has + a mealFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Read the post about a family and write the right form of haveFill in the gapsUnlock

  4. Chapter 4Have, has or be?

    • Sort the words: I'm … or I have …?Sort into columnsUnlock
    • Choose be or haveChoose the optionUnlock
    • Fill in the gaps: be or have?Fill in the gapsUnlock
    • Choose the right sentenceQuizUnlock
    • Write sentences with be or haveFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Drag the words into the gaps: be or have?Drag and dropTry it
    • Read the note from the school nurse and fill in the gaps: be or have?Fill in the gapsUnlock

  5. Chapter 5Real life: At the animal shelter

    • Read the pet cardReal-life documentUnlock
    • Read the pet card again: true or false?True or falseUnlock
    • Read the note from Olivia and fill in the gaps: be or have?Fill in the gapsUnlock
    • Read the message from Kevin and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
    • Read the post about Mochi and fill in the gaps: be or have?Fill in the gapsUnlock
    • Choose the right replies: at the shelter with OliviaChatTry it
    • Test yourself: choose the right answerQuizUnlock

  6. Chapter 6Homework

    • Choose have or has: people and petsChoose the optionUnlock
    • Fill in the gaps with the right form of have: at schoolFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Fill in the gaps: be or have? More practiceFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Put the words in the right order: sentencesUnjumbleUnlock
    • Sort the sentences: be or have?Sort into columnsUnlock
    • Match the sentences that mean the sameMatchUnlock
    • Fill in the table: age and looksFill in the tableUnlock
    • Is the sentence correct? Read and mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
    • Choose the correct sentence: have, has or beQuizUnlock
    • Drag the words into the gaps: who has what?Drag and dropUnlock
    • Write sentences with have or hasFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Choose the right words: be or have?Choose the optionUnlock
    • Read the email from Emily and fill in the gaps: be or have?Fill in the gapsUnlock
    • Read the ad and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
    • Write the pronoun with have or has: friends and familyFill in the gapsUnlock

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Grammar: have and has

Have and has say what people, animals and things have: a bike, two sisters, brown eyes, a cold. Only he, she, it and one noun take has; everyone else takes have. For age and feelings, English uses be instead: I'm 20. I'm hungry.

Have and has: she has a dog

Say what people, animals and things have: I / you / we / they have, he / she / it has.

Have or has? Look at the subject

I, you, we and they have; he, she and it has. A noun counts the same way: My brother has a dog, but Mia and Leo have a dog. There is no haves.

subject + have / has + noun

subjecthave / hasa thing, a person, a part…

I have a bike.

She has two sisters.

The apartment has two bedrooms.

Every person: have or has?

Whohave / hasExample
IhaveI have a dog.
youhaveYou have a dog.
hehasHe has a dog.
shehasShe has a dog.
ithasIt has a long neck.
wehaveWe have a dog.
theyhaveThey have a dog.
one person or thing: my brother, the cat, MiahasMy brother has a dog.
two or more: my parents, the kids, Mia and LeohaveMia and Leo have a dog.

Things, family, looks, illnesses, meals

She has a bike and a laptop. I have two sisters. He has brown eyes and short hair. I have a cold. Our house has a big yard. Meals are fixed phrases: We have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

  • Things: She has a bike and a laptop.
  • Family: I have two sisters.
  • Looks: He has brown eyes and short hair.
  • Illnesses: I have a cold. She has a headache.
  • Parts of things and places: Our house has a big yard.
  • Meals: We have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Be or have?

Age, feelings and what someone is like take be: She's 9. I'm thirsty. He's tall. Things, illnesses, eyes and hair take have: She has a cat. I have a fever. He has blue eyes.

be: am / is / are

  • Age: She's 9. My dad is 45 (years old).
  • How you feel: I'm hungry / thirsty / cold / tired.
  • What someone is like: He's tall. Her hair is short.

have / has

  • Things and pets: She has a cat.
  • Illnesses: I have a cold / a headache / a fever / the flu.
  • Eyes and hair: He has blue eyes and short hair.

Common mistakes

Watch for She have a big family, He haves two sisters, I have 20 years and She is blue eyes. Also I have hungry for I'm hungry, and I am a cold for I have a cold.

Common mistakes

  • She have a big family.

    She has a big family.

    he, she, it, one person → has

  • He haves two sisters.

    He has two sisters.

    has, never haves

  • I have 20 years.

    I'm 20. / I'm 20 years old.

    age: be, not have

  • She is blue eyes.

    She has blue eyes.

    eyes and hair: have / has

Watch out!

I, you, we, they and two or more → have: I have (not: I has). Mia and Leo have, the children have (not: the children has). be + how you feel, have + a + illness: I'm hungry (not: I have hungry). I have a cold (not: I am a cold). I'm cold = I feel cold.

And have got?

I've got a dog and She's got a cat are informal and mostly British. In American English, the lesson keeps to have and has.

have got

You can also hear have got (I've got a dog. She's got a cat.). It is informal and mostly British. In American English, say have / has: I have a dog. She has a cat.

Examples

  • I have a little brother.family
  • My mom has a new car.things
  • The baby has blue eyes and curly hair.looks
  • Sorry, I have a headache.illness
  • The hotel has a big pool.a part of a place
  • We have dinner at 6 p.m.a meal

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The main objectives of this lesson are to:

  • choose has for one person or thing and have for the rest: My dad has a big truck. Adam and Tina have a new baby brother.
  • describe looks with have: My sister has blue eyes. Grandpa has a white beard, not She is blue eyes
  • say you're ill with have + a noun: I have a terrible headache. Nick has a bad cough.
  • use be for age and feelings: My uncle is 50 years old. We are so hungry, not I have 19 years
  • talk about meals: The kids have lunch at 12 o'clock. Mom has breakfast at 7 a.m.
Grammar:
have / has · he / she / it has · be or have · age with be
Topic:
grammar practice · family · pets · looks · animal shelter

Teaching tips

  • Guess the classmate from clues: one student describes someone in the room (She has long hair. She's tall. She has a green bag.), and the others guess who it is.
  • Mime how you feel: act out hungry, cold, a headache or a cough, and the class answers with the right verb: You're hungry! You have a headache!
  • Write a pet card of your own: after reading Biscuit's card, students write one for a pet they have or want, with its age and looks: Max is four. He has short white fur.

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English Grammar Practice · A1 has 24 drill lessons for adult beginners, one grammar point each, from the verb to be and the present simple to can, was and were and telling the time. Each has the rule as a scheme, 43 to 47 exercises that check themselves, 15 of them for homework, and no new words, so it works next to any course.See the course

  1. 1To be: I am, you are, she is
  2. 2To be negatives and questions: is it your bag?
  3. 3Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives: I, my, she, her
  4. 4This, that, these, those: what's this?
  5. 5Plural nouns: one box, two boxes
  6. 6A, an, the: a new apartment
  7. 7There is, there are: what's in the hotel?
  8. 8Have and has: she has a dog
  9. 9Present simple: she works, they work
  10. 10Present simple: don't, doesn't, do you…?
  11. 11Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, never
  12. 12In, on, at: times, days and months
  13. 13Prepositions of place: in, on, under, next to
  14. 14Can and can't: I can swim
  15. 15Imperatives: open, don't run, let's go
  16. 16Object pronouns: me, him, her, them
  17. 17Possessive 's: whose bag is this?
  18. 18Present continuous: what's happening now?
  19. 19Present simple or present continuous: every day or now?
  20. 20Like, love, hate + -ing: I love dancing
  21. 21Wh- questions: what, where, when, why?
  22. 22Countable and uncountable nouns: some, any, how much?
  23. 23Was and were: where were you yesterday?
  24. 24Telling the time and dates: what time is it?
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