Have puede significar poseer algo. Puedes have una casa, un teléfono, un coche o un libro. También funciona para cosas que sostienes o guardas por un tiempo: have una bolsa en tu mano, have dinero en tu billetera, have un asiento en la mesa.

En el inglés cotidiano, have a menudo muestra un estado o condición. You have un resfriado, have un dolor de cabeza, have tiempo, o have almuerzo. En estos usos, el sustantivo después de have te dice lo que la persona posee, experimenta o con lo que está lidiando.

El patrón es sencillo: sujeto + have + sustantivo. Por ejemplo, I have a key, We have lunch at noon, They have a problem.

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
it	have
you	have
he	have
I	have
she	have
we	have
they	have

Formas del presente simple de have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	have	have
you	have	have
he	have	has
she	have	has
it	have	has
we	have	have
they	have	have

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En el presente simple, have cambia con el sujeto. Usa I have, you have, we have, y they have. Usa he has, she has, y it has.

El verbo se mantiene en su forma base para I, you, we, y they. La tercera persona del singular lleva has. Diga She has a new job, no She have a new job. Diga They have two children, no They has two children.

Usa estas formas para hechos, rutinas y posesión general. I have a meeting every Monday. He has breakfast early. We have a small garden

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
you	have got
she	have got
they	have got
he	have got
I	have got
it	have got
we	have got

Formas presentes de have got

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	have got	have got
you	have got	have got
he	have got	has got
she	have got	has got
it	have got	has got
we	have got	have got
they	have got	have got

Scramble

En el inglés británico, have got es muy común para posesión en el tiempo presente. El patrón es sujeto + have got + sustantivo: I have got a bike, She has got a car, They have got two cats.

El significado es el mismo que el presente simple have para posesión. Have got es más frecuente en el habla y en la escritura informal. No se usa con el auxiliar do de la misma manera que otros verbos, así que la forma interrogativa es Have you got a minute? y la negativa es I haven’t got any cash.

Observa la forma corta he’s got. En este uso, significa he has got, no he is. He’s got a cold significa He has got a cold.

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
you	have
we	have
I	have
she	have
he	have
they	have
it	have

Formas del pasado simple de have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	have	had
you	have	had
he	have	had
she	have	had
it	have	had
we	have	had
they	have	had

Scramble

La forma del pasado simple de have es had para todos los sujetos: I had, you had, he had, she had, it had, we had, y they had.

Usa had para posesión, experiencia o un estado en el pasado. I had a bike when I was ten. She had a fever last night. We had lunch at the station.

La forma no cambia con el sujeto. No hay has en el pasado simple. Diga They had a long trip, not They has a long trip.

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
she	will have
you	will have
he	will have
it	will have
they	will have
we	will have
I	will have

Formas futuras con will have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	will have	will have
you	will have	will have
he	will have	will have
she	will have	will have
it	will have	will have
we	will have	will have
they	will have	will have

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Usa will have para posesión futura, experiencia futura o un estado futuro. El patrón es sujeto + will have + sustantivo. I will have a new laptop next month. She will have a break after work. They will have more time tomorrow.

Esta forma también funciona para situaciones planificadas o esperadas. We will have a meeting at 3:00. He will have dinner with his family tonight.

La forma es la misma para todos los sujetos. Usa will have con I, you, he, she, it, we, y they.

Verb	Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
past	we	have
past	I	have
present	they	have
present	I	have
present	he	have

Formas continuas de have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	have	am having
he	have	is having
they	have	are having
I	have	was having
we	have	were having

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En los tiempos continuos, have normalmente significa una actividad, no posesión. Usa am having, is having, y are having para acciones que están ocurriendo ahora. I am having lunch. She is having a shower. They are having a conversation.

El pasado continuo usa was having y were having. I was having dinner when you called. We were having a meeting at that time.

Estas formas describen algo temporal y en progreso. El patrón es am/is/are + having en el presente y was/were + having en el pasado.

Verb	Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
past perfect	they	have
present perfect	I	have
future perfect	we	have
present perfect	she	have

Formas perfectas de have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
I	have	have had
she	have	has had
they	have	had had
we	have	will have had

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Las formas perfectas usan have como auxiliar y had como verbo principal en la forma de participio pasado. En el presente perfecto, el patrón es have/has + had. I have had this watch for years. She has had three jobs this year.

En el pasado perfecto, usa had + had. We had had breakfast before we left. He had had enough time to finish the report.

El futuro perfecto usa will have + had. By Friday, they will have had the results. By next summer, I will have had this car for ten years.

Estas formas a menudo muestran cuánto tiempo existió o pasó algo antes de otro tiempo.

Verb	Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
past participle	verb form	have
past tense	verb form	have
base form	verb form	have
third person singular	verb form	have
present participle	verb form	have

Formas irregulares principales de have

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation
verb form	have	have
verb form	have	has
verb form	have	had
verb form	have	had
verb form	have	having

Scramble

Have es irregular porque su forma de pasado y participio pasado son ambos had. El participio presente y el gerundio son having.

Las formas principales son have, has, had, had, y having. Eso significa que el verbo no sigue el patrón regular de -ed. Diga I had a ticket, She has had the flu, y They are having dinner.

Cuando necesitas una forma verbal después de un auxiliar, usa had como participio pasado: have had, has had, had had, will have had.

Usos principales de have

Usage	Explanation
Necesidad fuerte	Usa have to cuando algo es necesario por una regla, deber o situación externa.
Obligación diaria	Usa have to para deberes ordinarios que se sienten prácticos en lugar de elección personal.
Menos formal que must	Usa have to cuando quieres un tono natural y cotidiano, mientras must suena más formal o imperativo.

Have to significa necesitar hacer, deber o obligación. El patrón es sujeto + have to + verbo en base. I have to leave now. She has to study tonight. We have to wear uniforms.

En el presente simple, la tercera persona del singular es has to. Usa have to con I, you, we, y they, y has to con he, she, y it.

Must y have to pueden expresar obligación, pero have to es más común en el habla cotidiana. Must suena más fuerte o más formal. I have to call my doctor es natural en conversación. You must stop here suena más firme y más oficial.

El inglés a menudo usa have con un sustantivo para describir una experiencia o condición. El patrón es sujeto + have + sustantivo. have a cold, have a headache, have fun, have a look, have a problem.

Estas expresiones funcionan como frases fijas. She has a sore throat. We had a great time. I’m having a bad day. El sustantivo lleva el significado principal, y have lo conecta con la persona.

Algunas de estas frases son muy comunes al hablar: have breakfast, have lunch, have a shower, have a nap, have a conversation.

Muchas expresiones cotidianas en inglés usan have de forma fija. Algunos patrones comunes son have a look, have a go, have a try, have a word, have a seat, y have a rest.

Estas frases están hechas de antemano. Di Have a look at this, Let’s have a go, Can I have a word with you?, o Please have a seat.

Otras expresiones útiles incluyen have a chance, have an idea, have an answer, have a conversation, y have a good time. En estas frases, have es parte de la expresión, así que toda la frase completa debe aprenderse junta.

Reglas principales para usar have

Idea
Usa has con he, she, e it en el presente simple
Usa have con I, you, we, y they en el presente simple
Usa had para el pasado con todos los sujetos
Usa have got principalmente en inglés británico diario para posesión
Usa has got para la tercera persona singular en ese patrón

Elige have para posesión, estados, experiencias y muchas expresiones comunes. Usa has con he, she, y it en el presente simple. Usa had para el pasado con todos los sujetos. Usa will have para el futuro con todos los sujetos.

Usa have got para posesión en el presente en inglés británico, especialmente en el habla. Usa have para posesión en inglés americano y en inglés escrito más neutral.

Recuerda que el patrón cambia con la forma, no con el significado solamente. She has a car. She had a car. She will have a car. She has got a car. Para obligación, usa have to + base verb: He has to work late.