IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs  Regular verbs

have, has, having, had
Synonyms: possess, own, hold, contain, acquire

Antonyms: lack, need, want, lose, surrender

The verb "have" is a versatile and essential verb in English, used to indicate possession, experience, or obligation. Its conjugation follows a regular pattern for most tenses, with some irregularities.

In the present simple tense, "have" follows its base form for most subjects: "I have," "you have," "he/she/it has," and so on. For example, "They have a dog."

In the past simple tense, "have" changes to "had." This irregular form is used to talk about possession, experience, or obligation in the past. For instance, "She had a headache yesterday."

The past participle of "have" is "had" as well. When forming perfect tenses, such as present perfect or past perfect, the past participle is combined with auxiliary verbs. An example sentence is "We have had many challenges."

Understanding the regular conjugation of "have" is important for accurately describing possession, experience, or obligation. The verb "have" is also used in various idiomatic expressions, adding to its versatility and complexity in the English language.
Irregular verbs in English are special verbs that don't follow standard rules for changing forms. You need to memorize their specific forms instead of following regular patterns.
Regular verbs are verbs that follow a consistent pattern when forming their past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" to the base form.

HAVE - PRESENT SIMPLE
★ i have
★ you have
★ he/she/it has
★ we have
★ you have
★ they have
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Present Simple
- I have a car.
- You have a dog.
- He has a cat. | She has a bird.
- We have a garden.
- You (plural) have a house.
- They have a big family.
HAVE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS
★ i am having
★ you are having
★ he/she/it is having
★ we are having
★ you are having
★ they are having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Present Continuous
- I am having lunch.
- You are having a meeting.
- He is having a party. | She is having a nap.
- We are having a barbecue.
- You (plural) are having a discussion.
- They are having a good time.
HAVE - PRESENT PERFECT
★ i have had
★ you have had
★ he/she/it has had
★ we have had
★ you have had
★ they have had
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Present Perfect
- I have had breakfast already.
- You have had many experiences.
- He has had a long day. | She has had a busy week.
- We have had some challenges.
- You (plural) have had similar situations.
- They have had enough time.
HAVE - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
★ i have been having
★ you have been having
★ he/she/it has been having
★ we have been having
★ you have been having
★ they have been having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been having fun.
- You have been having trouble.
- He has been having a great time. | She has been having a difficult day.
- We have been having success.
- You (plural) have been having doubts.
- They have been having a lot of work.
HAVE - PAST SIMPLE
★ i had
★ you had
★ he/she/it had
★ we had
★ you had
★ they had
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Past Simple
- I had a car when I was younger.
- You had a dog as a pet.
- He had a cat. | She had a bird.
- We had a garden.
- You (plural) had a house.
- They had a big family.
HAVE - PAST CONTINUOUS
★ i was having
★ you were having
★ he/she/it was having
★ we were having
★ you were having
★ they were having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Past Continuous
- I was having lunch when you called.
- You were having a meeting.
- He was having a party. | She was having a nap.
- We were having a barbecue.
- You (plural) were having a discussion.
- They were having a good time.
HAVE - PAST PERFECT
★ i had had
★ you had had
★ he/she/it had had
★ we had had
★ you had had
★ they had had
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Past Perfect
- I had had breakfast before I left.
- You had had many experiences by then.
- He had had a long day. | She had had a busy week.
- We had had some challenges.
- You (plural) had had similar situations.
- They had had enough time.
HAVE - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
★ i had been having
★ you had been having
★ he/she/it had been having
★ we had been having
★ you had been having
★ they had been having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been having fun before the accident.
- You had been having trouble with the car.
- He had been having a great time. | She had been having a difficult day.
- We had been having success.
- You (plural) had been having doubts.
- They had been having a lot of work.
HAVE - FUTURE SIMPLE
★ i will have
★ you will have
★ he/she/it will have
★ we will have
★ you will have
★ they will have
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Future Simple
- I will have a car one day.
- You will have a dog.
- He will have a cat. | She will have a bird.
- We will have a garden.
- You (plural) will have a house.
- They will have a big family.
HAVE - FUTURE CONTINUOUS
★ i will be having
★ you will be having
★ he/she/it will be having
★ we will be having
★ you will be having
★ they will be having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Future Continuous
- I will be having lunch at that time.
- You will be having a meeting.
- He will be having a party. | She will be having a nap.
- We will be having a barbecue.
- You (plural) will be having a discussion.
- They will be having a good time.
HAVE - FUTURE PERFECT
★ i will have had
★ you will have had
★ he/she/it will have had
★ we will have had
★ you will have had
★ they will have had
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Future Perfect
- I will have had breakfast by then.
- You will have had many experiences.
- He will have had a long day. | She will have had a busy week.
- We will have had some challenges.
- You (plural) will have had similar situations.
- They will have had enough time.
HAVE - FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
★ i will have been having
★ you will have been having
★ he/she/it will have been having
★ we will have been having
★ you will have been having
★ they will have been having
Examples of the verb 'have' in the Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been having fun for hours.
- You will have been having trouble with the project.
- He will have been having a great time. | She will have been having a difficult day.
- We will have been having success.
- You (plural) will have been having doubts.
- They will have been having a lot of work.

conjugation of verb have