English irregular verbs, past forms of Have: Have - Had - Had

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Have is a common English verb. So, what are the past forms of Have? How to conjugate the verb Have accurately? Let's read the article below with PREP to find the answers to the above questions and gain additional valuable knowledge!

I. What is Have?
II. What are V0, V2, V3 of Have? The past forms of Have in English
III. How to conjugate the verb Have
1. 1. In tenses
2. 2. In special sentence structures
IV. Phrasal verb with Have in English
V. Exercise on the past forms of Have with answers
1. 1. Exercises
2. 2. Answer
VI. Crack the IELTS Exam With Confidence

I. What is Have?

In English, Have is pronounced /hæv/ and functions as both a verb and an auxiliary verb.

Meaning of Have	Example
to own	Do you have a phone?
to perform the action mentioned	Maria has dinner at 9 PM.
to eat or drink something	Can I have an apple as well?
to be ill	Have you ever had headaches?
to suffer something that someone does to you	Jennie had such a tough day.

II. What are V0, V2, V3 of Have? The past forms of Have in English

What are V0, V2, V3 of Have? V0, V2, V3 stand for: Infinitive, Simple Past, and Past Participle. Let's explore the past forms of Have in the table below!

Past forms of Have		Example
V0	Have /həv/	I often have a headache when I stay up late.
V2	Had /həd/	I had a headache yesterday evening after coming back from work.
V3	Had /həd/	I have had a headache a couple of times during the lesson.

In conclusion, the past forms of Have are: the past form of Have in past simple is Had and the past participle of Have is Had.

III. How to conjugate the verb Have

How is the verb Have conjugated in the 12 English tenses and special structures? Let's find out below! After exploring the past forms of Have, let’s take a look at the conjugation rules of the verb Have in various contexts with PREP!

1. In tenses

12 English tenses	I	He/She/It	We/You/They
Present simple tense	have	has	have
	For example: I have a meeting at 11 AM. She has a beautiful tree in her backyard. They have three tickets to the concert tonight.
Present continuous tense	am having	is having	are having
	For example: I am having Lunch with Jennie right now. She is having trouble understanding the new computer. They are having a party at Jane's house at the moment.
Present perfect tense	have had	has had	have had
	For example: I have just had a busy day at work. She has already had Enough experience to apply for the managerial position. They have had several meetings this week to discuss the project.
Present perfect continuous tense	have been having	has been having	have been having
	For example: I have been having trouble sleeping lately. She has been having difficulty understanding the new math concepts all day. They have been having a great time exploring the city during their vacation.
Past simple tense	had	had	had
	For example: I had a great time at Anna's party last night. She had an interesting conversation with Jack yesterday. They had a camping trip in the park last weekend.
Past continuous tense	was having	was having	were having
	For example: I was having lunch when you called me. She was having a conversation with her boss when the fire alarm went off. They were having a party when the power went out.
Past Perfect Tense	had had	had had	had had
	For example: I had had Enough sleep before the early morning meeting. She had had a feeling of missing when she visited the old house. They had had their breakfast before heading out for the day.
Past perfect continuous tense	had been having	had been having	had been having
	For example: I had been having difficulty understanding the concept for weeks until my teacher explained it to me. She had been having frequent headaches for weeks before she finally went to see a doctor. They had been having trouble with their car for months before they decided to buy a new one.
Simple future tense	will have	will have	will have
	For example: I will have dinner with my friends tomorrow. She will have a date on Friday. They will have a meeting tonight.
Future continuous tense	will be having	will be having	will be having
	For example: I will be having dinner with my family at 7 PM tomorrow. She will be having a meeting with her colleagues all morning. They will be having a barbecue party in their backyard on Sunday afternoon.
Future Perfect tense	will have had	will have had	will have had
	For example: I will have had Enough time to finish the report by the deadline. She will have had three years of experience in marketing by the time she applies for the new job. They will have had a long day of hiking once they reach the summit.
Future perfect continuous tense	will have been having	will have been having	will have been having
	For example: I will have been having dinner with my family every Sunday for a year by the end of this month. She will have been having trouble with her computer for 5 days by the time the technician arrives. They will have been having meetings every morning for a week when the new project starts.

2. In special sentence structures

Special structure	I	He/She/It	We/You/They
Conditional sentences
Conditional sentence type 2 - Main clause	would have	would have	would have
Conditional sentence type 2 - Main clause	For example: If I had a car, I would have more freedom to travel. If she had more experience, she would have a better chance of getting the job. If they had the necessary qualifications, they would have a higher salary.
Conditional sentence type 2 - Variation of the main clause	would be having	would be having	would be having
Conditional sentence type 2 - Variation of the main clause	For example: Today, I would be having a picnic if it wasn't raining. If he were not late, he would be having a fantastic trip. If we were hurting people, we would be having our ass sued off by now.
Conditional sentence type 3 - Main clause	would have had	would have had	would have had
Conditional sentence type 3 - Main clause	For example: I would have had a better understanding of the topic if I had studied harder. She would have had more success in the race if she had trained regularly. They would have had a fantastic vacation if they had chosen a different destination.
Conditional sentence type 3 - Variation of the main clause	would have been having	would have been having	would have been having
Conditional sentence type 3 - Variation of the main clause	For example: If I had been at the party last night, I would have been having a great time with my friends. If she had been on vacation with us, she would have been having fun exploring the new city. If they had been at the concert, they would have been having a blast listening to their favorite band.
Hypothetical sentence
Hypothetical Sentence Expressing a Present Event	have	have	have
Hypothetical Sentence Expressing a Contrast with Reality in the Present	had	had	had
Hypothetical Sentence Expressing a Contrast with Reality in the Past	had had	had had	had had
For example	If I have time tomorrow, I will help you with your project. If he had time, he would join the party with me. They wish they had had a large amount of money.

IV. Phrasal verb with Have in English

After exploring the past forms of Have, let’s take a look at a list of phrasal verbs with Have in English!

Phrasal verbs with Have	Meaning	Example
Have against	to have (something) as a reason for not liking (someone or something)	I have nothing against Anna's proposal.
Have around	to invite to one's home	I had the neighbors around for dinner last night.
Have down as	To view or judge someone or something in a particular way	I had her down as a liberal, but I was very wrong.
Have in	to have a supply of something in your home, etc.	Do we have any beer in?
	to ask (a person) to give a service	We had the decorators in my house last week.
	to invite to one's home	We had them in last night for dinner.
Have it in for	to be determined to harm or criticize someone	Jack has had it in for me since I beat him last year.
Have it out with	attempt to resolve a dispute or misunderstanding by confronting someone and engaging in a frank discussion or argument	I'd been worried for ages, so I decided to have it out with them.
Have off	to leave from work	I had a couple of days off last week to relax.
Have over	used to say that someone is coming to one's home as a guest	Shall we have them over for dinner?
Have up	to take someone to court for a trial	They had Jimin up for armed robbery.

V. Exercise on the past forms of Have with answers

To further understand the past forms of Have and phrasal verbs with Have in English, let's complete the exercise below with PREP!

1. Exercises

Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb Have

Jennie _____ a dog.
Anna _____ a great time at the beach last weekend.
They _____ lunch at the new restaurant downtown last night.
I always _____ a cup of tea in the morning.
Smith _____ a lot of experience in his field of work.

Exercise 2: Fill in the appropriate phrasal verb with Have that you have learned

I don't _____ anything _____ him personally; it's just that I disagree with his ideas.
We often _____ friends _____ for dinner on weekends.
Based on his behavior, I would _____ Jack _____ as a reliable person.
I need to _____ Friday _____ to attend my brother's wedding.
We should _____ John _____ for coffee sometime soon.

2. Answer

Exercise 1	Exercise 2
has had had have has	have against have around have down as have off have over

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