Have, has, had

Marnie · #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:46 am *Have, has, had*

Hi anyone of you coaches and members. I would like you to give me light on the correct usage of verb have or has and had. I used to confuse when I should have use have and had. My problem is more on tenses Example: I do not know if this is correct - If I have a good opportunity to go to Canada, I will visit my uncle or If I had wake up early this morning I would have visit you. Are these both correct? Will you please give me some guidelines in using save verbs. Thank you and God Bless!

Marnie · #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:37 am *Have, has, had*

Mister Micawber, would you please tell me the correct usage of have, has and had.

Mister Micawber · #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:57 am *Have, has, had*

Hello Marnie,

If you wish to discuss a new topic, then please start a new thread; do not highjack another member's thread. As for your question to me, it is very general, so I can only give you a very general answer:

Have: present tense, all persons except 3rd person singular. I have, you have, we have, they have a new car this year.
Has: present tense, 3rd person singular. He has, she has, it has a new car this year.
Had: past tense. I/You/She/We/They had a new car last year.

The verb is also used in forming the 'perfect' tenses or aspects: I have left; She has eaten; They had visited China several times.

Please do a Google search for that phrase for more information.
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Peterkua · #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:58 am *Have, has, had*

If I have a good opportunity to go to Canada, I will visit my uncle or If I had wake up early this morning I would have visit you.

The correct sentences:

If I have the opportunity to go to Canada, I will visit my uncle

If I had woken up early this morning, I would have visited you.

Marnie · #5 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:19 am *Have, has, had*

Thank you for answering my query.. If I had known it at once, I would have use it since then. Is this correct?

Marnie · #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:21 am *can, would, could, should*

I am confused as when is the correct usage of can, would, should and could. please. enlighten me.

Mister Micawber · #7 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:36 am *Have, has, had*

Your questions are too general, Marnie. Read THIS.
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Marnie · #8 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:01 am *Have, has, had*

Mister Micawber thank you very much. You gave me a very enlightening materials. God Bless!

Peterkua · #9 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 13:46 pm *Have, has, had*

The sentence "If I had known it at once, I would have use it since then" is grammatically incorrect. The following is correct:

If I had known it, I would have used it

Gkukreti · #10 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 15:12 pm *Have, has, had*

I have a sentence related to this thread..

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I didn't update the account as Policy benefits has exhausted.

Which one is correct?

Mister Micawber · #11 (permalink) Wed Nov 25, 2009 22:56 pm *Have, has, had*

Neither.

I didn't update the account, as policy benefits have been exhausted.
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