English reference

have

Use 'have' to show possession, or with 'I/you/we/they' to form perfect tenses, e.g. 'I have a car' or 'I have finished.'

Irregular · 16 form tables

You covers singular and plural. Forms are shown for the meaning listed; some continuous forms need a dynamic use of the verb.

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Present

Present simple

have: Present simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present continuous

have: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect

have: Present perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect continuous

have: Present perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past

Past simple

have: Past simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past continuous

have: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect

have: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect continuous

have: Past perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future

Future (will)

have: Future (will)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future (going to)

have: Future (going to)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future continuous

have: Future continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect

have: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect continuous

have: Future perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional

Conditional (would)

have: Conditional (would)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional perfect

have: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Imperative

Imperative

have: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

Infinitive with to
Gerund
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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