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Have peut signifier posséder quelque chose. Vous pouvez have une maison, un téléphone, une voiture ou un livre. Cela fonctionne aussi pour les choses que vous détenez ou gardez pendant un certain temps : have un sac dans votre main, have de l’argent dans votre portefeuille, have une place à table.

En anglais courant, have montre souvent un état ou une condition. Vous have un rhume, have un mal de tête, have du temps, ou have le déjeuner. Dans ces usages, le nom après have indique ce que la personne possède, expérimente ou avec quoi elle est en train de gérer.

Le schéma est simple : sujet + have + nom. Par exemple, I have a key, We have lunch at noon, They have a problem.

SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
ithave
shehave
youhave
theyhave
wehave
hehave
Ihave
Formes du présent simple de have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
📒I
have
have
🚗you
have
have
🦸he
have
has
☂️she
have
has
🌀it
have
has
🥖we
have
have
🎟️they
have
have

Dans le présent simple, have varie avec le sujet. Utilisez I have, you have, we have, et they have. Utilisez he has, she has, et it has.

Le verbe reste à la forme de base pour I, you, we, et they. Le troisième personne du singulier prend has. Dites She has a new job, pas She have a new job. Dites They have two children, pas They has two children.

Utilisez ces formes pour les faits, les routines et la possession générale. I have a meeting every Monday. He has breakfast early. We have a small garden.

SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
ithave got
Ihave got
youhave got
shehave got
wehave got
hehave got
theyhave got
Formes présentes de have got
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
🗺️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

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En anglais britannique, have got est très courant pour la possession au présent. Le schéma est sujet + have got + nom : I have got a bike, She has got a car, They have got two cats.

Le sens est le même que le présent simple have pour la possession. Have got est plus fréquent à l’oral et dans l’écriture informelle. Il n’est pas utilisé avec l’auxiliaire do de la même façon que les autres verbes, donc la forme interrogative est Have you got a minute? et la négative est I haven’t got any cash.

Regardez la forme courte he’s got. Dans ce sens, cela signifie he has got, pas he is. He’s got a cold signifie He has got a cold.

SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
Ihave
theyhave
wehave
youhave
shehave
hehave
ithave
Formes du passé simple de have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
🗓️I
have
had
🚪you
have
had
🤧he
have
had
🧠she
have
had
👃it
have
had
🌅we
have
had
😄they
have
had

La forme du passé simple de have est had pour tous les sujets : I had, you had, he had, she had, it had, we had, et they had.

Utilisez had pour la possession, l’expérience ou un état dans le passé. I had a bike when I was ten. She had a fever last night. We had lunch at the station.

La forme ne change pas avec le sujet. Il n’y a pas de has au passé simple. Dites They had a long trip, pas They has a long trip.

SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
shewill have
youwill have
hewill have
theywill have
wewill have
itwill have
Iwill have
Formes futures avec will have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
🪟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

Utilisez will have pour la possession future, l’expérience future ou un état futur. Le schéma est sujet + will have + nom. I will have a new laptop next month. She will have a break after work. They will have more time tomorrow.

Cette forme fonctionne aussi pour des situations planifiées ou attendues. We will have a meeting at 3:00. He will have dinner with his family tonight.

La forme est la même pour tous les sujets. Utilisez will have avec I, you, he, she, it, we, et they.

VerbSubjectInfinitiveConjugation
presenttheyhave
presentIhave
pastwehave
presenthehave
pastIhave
Formes continentes de have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
🎡I
have
am having
🥗he
have
is having
💬they
have
are having
📞I
have
was having
🌧️we
have
were having

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Dans les temps continus, have signifie généralement une activité, pas une possession. Utilisez am having, is having, et are having pour des actions qui se passent maintenant. I am having lunch. She is having a shower. They are having a conversation.

Le passé continu utilise was having et were having. I was having dinner when you called. We were having a meeting at that time.

Ces formes décrivent quelque chose de temporaire et en cours. Le schéma est am/is/are + having au présent et was/were + having au passé.

VerbSubjectInfinitiveConjugation
future perfectwehave
present perfectIhave
past perfecttheyhave
present perfectshehave
Formes parfaites de have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
📧I
have
have had
🧾she
have
has had
🍲they
have
had had
⏳we
have
will have had

Les formes parfaites utilisent have comme auxiliaire et had comme verbe principal au participe passé. Dans le present perfect, le schéma est have/has + had. I have had this watch for years. She has had three jobs this year.

Dans le past perfect, utilisez had + had. We had had breakfast before we left. He had had enough time to finish the report.

Le future perfect utilise will have + had. By Friday, they will have had the results. By next summer, I will have had this car for ten years.

Ces formes montrent souvent depuis combien de temps quelque chose existait ou s’est passé avant une autre époque.

VerbSubjectInfinitiveConjugation
base formverb formhave
present participleverb formhave
third person singularverb formhave
past tenseverb formhave
past participleverb formhave
Formes irrégulières essentielles de have
SubjectInfinitiveConjugation
🔤verb form
have
have
⭐verb form
have
has
📚verb form
have
had
🏷️verb form
have
had
🌿verb form
have
having

Have est irrégulier car son passé et son participe passé sont tous deux had. Le participe présent et le gérondif sont having.

Les formes principales sont have, has, had, had, et having. Cela signifie que le verbe ne suit pas le schéma régulier en -ed. Dites I had a ticket, She has had the flu, et They are having dinner.

Quand vous avez besoin d’une forme verbale après un auxiliaire, utilisez had comme participe passé : have had, has had, had had, will have had.

Utiliser have to pour exprimer l’obligation
UsageExplanation
🪪Nécessité forteUtilisez have to lorsqu’une chose est nécessaire en raison d’une règle, d’un devoir ou d’une situation extérieure.
🚆Obligation quotidienneUtilisez have to pour les devoirs ordinaires qui semblent pratiques plutôt que relever d’un choix personnel.
🥣Moins formel que mustUtilisez have to lorsque vous voulez un ton naturel et quotidien, tandis que must semble plus formel ou plus impératif.

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Have to signifie devoir, nécessité ou obligation. Le schéma est sujet + have to + base verbale. I have to leave now. She has to study tonight. We have to wear uniforms.

Dans le présent simple, le troisième personne du singulier est has to. Utilisez have to avec I, you, we, et they, et has to avec he, she, et it.

Must et have to peuvent tous deux exprimer l’obligation, mais have to est plus courant dans le langage courant. Must sonne plus fort ou plus formel. I have to call my doctor est naturel dans la conversation. You must stop here paraît plus ferme et plus officiel.

L’anglais utilise souvent have avec un nom pour décrire une expérience ou une condition. Le schéma est sujet + have + nom. have a cold, have a headache, have fun, have a look, have a problem.

Ces expressions fonctionnent comme des phrases figées. She has a sore throat. We had a great time. I’m having a bad day. Le nom porte le sens principal, et have le relie à la personne.

Certaines de ces phrases sont très courantes à l’oral : have breakfast, have lunch, have a shower, have a nap, have a conversation.

De nombreuses expressions quotidiennes en anglais utilisent have de manière figée. Certaines patterns courants sont have a look, have a go, have a try, have a word, have a seat, et have a rest.

Ces phrases sont prêtes à l’emploi. Dites Have a look at this, Let’s have a go, Can I have a word with you?, ou Please have a seat.

D’autres expressions utiles incluent have a chance, have an idea, have an answer, have a conversation, et have a good time. Dans ces phrases, have fait partie de l’expression, donc l’expression complète doit être apprise ensemble.

Règles principales d’utilisation de have
Idea
🚲Utilisez has avec he, she et it au présent simple
🪑Utilisez have avec I, you, we et they au présent simple
🎈Utilisez had au passé avec tous les sujets
🔑Utilisez have got principalement en anglais britannique courant pour exprimer la possession
💻Utilisez has got pour la troisième personne du singulier dans cette structure

Choisissez have pour la possession, les états, les expériences et de nombreuses expressions courantes. Utilisez has avec he, she, et it au présent simple. Utilisez had pour le passé avec tous les sujets. Utilisez will have pour le futur avec tous les sujets.

Utilisez have got pour la possession au présent en anglais britannique, surtout à l’oral. Utilisez have pour la possession en anglais américain et dans l’anglais écrit plus neutre.

Souvenez-vous que le schéma change avec la forme, pas avec le sens seul. She has a car. She had a car. She will have a car. She has got a car. Pour l’obligation, utilisez have to + base verb : He has to work late.

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You can now use have, has, had, and having for possession, experiences, obligations, and everyday expressions. You can also choose between have and have got with confidence and recognize have in perfect and continuous forms. Next, put these patterns into action with a module on Do in English, another high-frequency verb that shapes questions, negatives, and everyday speech.

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