El verbo "to have"

Introducción

To have puede funcionar como verbo principal o como auxiliar. Para el auxiliar, véase El verbo auxiliar "TO
HAVE".

Presente de indicativo

Forma afirmativa Forma negativa Forma interrogativa

I have I don't have Do I have?

You have You don't have Do you have ?

He has He doesn't have Does he have?

She has She doesn't have Does she have?

It has It doesn't have Does it have?

We have We don't have Do we have?

You have You don't have Do you have?

They have They don't have Do they have?

Usos

Have indica posesión.

We have two subsidiaries abroad. (Tenemos dos filiales en el extranjero).

They had a house by the sea. (Tenían una casa a orillas del mar).

Have got tiene exactamente el mismo significado que have en presente (indica posesión). Se
utiliza mucho en Gran Bretaña.

Have got se suele utilizar contraído en forma afirmativa y negativa.

I've got a new computer. (Tengo un nuevo ordenador.)

I haven't got a DVD player. (No tengo lector de DVD.)
Has he got the parts I ordered? (¿Tiene las piezas que le he encargado?)

Have se utiliza en muchas expresiones:

a. Con comidas
I have breakfast at 7:00 every day. (Desayuno a las 7 todos los días.)
I usually have lunch at 12:00. (Suelo comer a mediodía.)
Will you have some salad? (¿Tomarás ensalada?)
We are having dinner. (Estamos cenando.)
Let's have a drink! (¡Vamos a tomar una copa!)

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 b. En otros contextos
He has just had a shower. (Acaba de ducharse).
Let's have a walk! (¡Vamos a dar una vuelta!).
I had a party last night. (Di una fiesta ayer por la noche).
She's just had a baby. (Acaba de tener un bebé.)

Have se utiliza también en el sentido de pedirle a alguien que haga algo.

Construcción: "Have + objeto + participio"

They had the offices redecorated. (Han mandado redecorar las oficinas.)
We're having an extension built. (Están construyendo una extensión.)

"Have to + infinitivo" indica obligación.

Véase ficha Expresar la obligación, la ausencia de obligación y la prohibición

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