Con I, you, we, they, usa have. Con he, she, it, usa has.
I / you / we / they: have
I have a bike.
You have a nice room.
They have two children.
Not "They has two children." — say "They have two children.". Has es solo para he, she, it; con they, usa have.
Pruébalo: Lars shows Mei a photo: My mother and father? They ___ a dog. (have / has / haves) Respuesta: have — Si elegiste "has", esa forma es solo para he/she/it. Con they, usa have: They have a dog.
He / she / it: has
Con he, she, it, usa has.
He has a bike.
She has brown eyes.
The cat has four legs.
Not "She have brown eyes." — say "She has brown eyes.". Has es la forma que te dice que es he, she o it.
Pruébalo: Mei: Who is Matilda? / Lars: She's my friend. Matilda ___ a dog. (has / have / haves) Respuesta: has — Matilda = she, así que usa has.
¿have o has?
Antes de cada uno, pregúntate: ¿quién? he/she/it → has. I/you/we/they → have.
He has a car. / They have a car.
She has time. / We have time.
Not "He have a car. / They has a car." — say "He has a car. / They have a car.". Misma palabra, pero quién lo tiene decide have o has.
Pruébalo: Hiroshi ___ a book. Amina and Mei ___ a book. (has … have / have … has / has … has) Respuesta: has … have — Hiroshi = he → has. Amina y Mei = they → have.
I've got = I have
Al hablar también vas a oír I've got y she's got. Significan lo mismo que I have y she has.
I've got a sister. = I have a sister.
She's got a dog. = She has a dog.
We've got two cats. = We have two cats.
Pruébalo: Anna dice: I've got a brother. ¿Qué quiere decir? (I have a brother. / I am a brother. / I want a brother.) Respuesta: I have a brother. — I've got significa lo mismo que I have. El 've es la forma corta de have, así que Anna está diciendo lo que tiene.
Pruébalo: Remember: who is it? Mei ___ three books. (has / have / haves) Respuesta: has — Mei = she → has. (Esta es la decisión en la que se apoya todo lo demás: he/she/it → has.)
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They has two children.
They have two children.
Has es solo para he, she, it; con they, usa have.
She have brown eyes.
She has brown eyes.
Has es la forma que te dice que es he, she o it.
He have a car. / They has a car.
He has a car. / They have a car.
Misma palabra, pero quién lo tiene decide have o has.