have
Base form
have
/hæv/
Past simple
had
/hæd/
Past participle
had
/hæd/
MeaningA1
to own, hold or experience something
to have a good time
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1We might have a picnic in the park on Sunday.
- Negative · Form 1We don’t have any milk, so I’ll buy some on the way.
- Past simple · Form 2Tom had a terrible cold for most of last week.
- Past simple · Form 2We had pizza for dinner on Friday night.
- Present perfect · Form 3Priya has had the same mobile since she started university.
- Passive · Form 3A great time was had by everyone at the wedding.
Watch out
Had is both the past and the participle: I had, I have had. Never haved.
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