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Has vs. Have vs. Had Exercise

May 17, 2020 - B2pdf

Fill in the blanks with has, have or had.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Rita ............... a pet dog.
Wrong!
Use "has" with a singular third-person subject in the present simple.
2I ............... a strange experience yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "had" for possession or experience in the past.
3My neighbour ............... a farmhouse.
Wrong!
Use "has" with a singular third-person subject in the present simple.
4You ............... no right to use my computer.
Wrong!
Use "have" with the subject you in the present simple.
5I ............... so much work to do now.
Wrong!
Use "have" with the subject I in the present simple.
6He ............... a daughter who lives in Canada.
Wrong!
Use "has" with he in the present simple.
7What a pleasant surprise! I ............... no idea you were coming today.
Wrong!
Use "had" in "had no idea" to show past lack of knowledge before the surprise.
8We ............... a wonderful time when we went swimming on the weekend.
Wrong!
Use "had" for a completed past experience.
9We ............... a wonderful time whenever we go swimming.
Wrong!
Use "have" with we for a repeated present situation.
10The baby ............... a slight fever.
Wrong!
Use "has" with a singular third-person subject in the present simple.
11Rani ............... got a fine collection of stamps. She is quite proud of it.
Wrong!
Use "has" in "has got" with a singular third-person subject.
12He ............... no excuse for doing this.
Wrong!
Use "has" with he in the present simple.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Rita has a pet dog.
  2. I had a strange experience yesterday.
  3. My neighbour has a farmhouse.
  4. You have no right to use my computer.
  5. I have so much work to do now.
  6. He has a daughter who lives in Canada.
  7. What a pleasant surprise! I had no idea you were coming today.
  8. We had a wonderful time when we went swimming on the weekend.
  9. We have a wonderful time whenever we go swimming.
  10. The baby has a slight fever.
  11. Rani has got a fine collection of stamps. She is quite proud of it.
  12. He has no excuse for doing this.
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