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Exercise 1   

Write negative sentences with have. Some are present and some are past.

1   I can’t get into the house. (a key) …………………….

2   I couldn’t read the letter. (my glasses) …………………….

3   I can’t get onto the roof. (a ladder) I …………………….

4   We couldn’t visit the museum. (enough time) We …………………….

5   He couldn’t find his way to our house. (a map) …………………….

6   She can’t pay her bills. (any money) …………………….

7   I can’t go swimming today. (enough energy) …………………….

8   They couldn’t take any pictures. (a camera) …………………….

Answers

1

1   I haven’t got a key.

2   I didn’t have my glasses.

3   I don’t have a ladder. / I haven’t got a ladder.

4   We didn’t have enough time.

5   He didn’t have a map.

6   She doesn’t have any money. / She hasn’t got any money.

7   I don’t have enough energy. / I haven’t got enough energy.

8   They didn’t have a camera.

Exercise 2   

Which alternatives are correct? Sometimes two alternatives are possible, sometimes only one.

1   Excuse me, ……………………. a pen I could borrow?

A   have you got

B   are you having

C   do you have

2   ……………………. time to go to the bank yesterday?

A   Had you got

B   Did you have

C   Had you

3   I need a stamp for this letter. ……………………. one?

A   Do you have

B   Are you having

C   Have you got

4   What does jack do? ……………………. a job?

A   Does he have

B   Is he having

C   Has he got

5   ……………………. a lot of friends when you were a child?

A   Did you have

B   Were you having

C   Had you

6   When you worked in your last job, ……………………. your own office?

A   had you

B   have you got

C   did you have

Answers

2

1   A or C

2   B

3   A or C

4   A or C

5   A

6   C

Exercise 3   

Are the underlined verbs OK? Change them where necessary.

1   Is there anything you want to ask? Do you have any questions? …………………….

2   Lisa had got long hair when she was a child. …………………….

3   Tom couldn’t contact us because he hadn’t our number. …………………….

4   ‘Are you feeling OK?’ ‘No, I’m having a toothache.’ …………………….

5   Are you enjoying yourself? Are you having a good time? …………………….

6   It started to rain. I got wet because I hadn’t an umbrella. …………………….

7   Will can’t drive. He doesn’t have a driving licence. …………………….

8   Did your trip go OK? Had you any problems? …………………….

9   My friend called me when I was having breakfast. …………………….

Answers

3

1   OK

2   Lisa had long hair.

3   he didn’t have

4   I have or I’ve got

5   OK

6   I didn’t have

7   OK (or He hasn’t got)

8   Did you have

9   OK

Exercise 4   

Complete the sentences. Use an expression from the list with have in the correct form.

 

have a baby

have a look

have a break

have lunch

have a chat

have a party

have trouble

have a shower

have a good flight

have a nice time

 

 

 

1   I don’t eat much during the day. I never …………………….

2   David starts work at 8 o’clock and ……………………. at 10.30.

3   We ……………………. last week. It was great – we invited lots of people.

4   Excuse me, can I ……………………. at your newspaper, please?

5   Jim is away on holiday at the moment. I hope he …………………….

6   I met Ann in the supermarket yesterday. We stopped and …………………….

7   A: ……………………. finding the book you wanted?

     B: No, I found it OK.

8   Suzanne ……………………. a few weeks ago. it’s her second child.

9   A: Why didn’t you answer the phone?

     B: I …………………….

10   You meet your friend Sally at the airport. She has just arrived. You say:

        Hi, Sally. How are you? ……………………. ?

Answers

4

1   have lunch

2   has a break

3   had a party

4   have a look

5   ‘shaving / is having a nice time

6   had a chat

7   Did you have trouble

8   had a baby

9   was having a shower

10   Did you have a good flight?

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