Chapter 1.4 – Have you thought of the verb ‘have’...
This lesson talks about the number of ways in which we use the verb ‘have’ in our day-to-day conversation. Moreover, this verb can be used both as an auxiliary verb and as the main verb. It is also used to form sentences in Perfect Tenses. It can even be used to form negative sentences. But as the main verb, the uses of ‘have’ are many more than we can think of! This lesson also gives plenty of examples to show that ‘to have’ (the main verb) implies possession or refers to relationships. It can also be used to show the action of eating or drinking. The chapter highlights the usage of this verb to talk about events, activities, and experiences. Lastly, this verb can also be used to refer to a medical or physical condition.
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1. Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
(a) To show possession
(b) To indicate relationship
(c) To refer to eating/drinking
(d) To show ownership
(e) To refer to events, activities and experiences
(f) To refer to a physical condition
Ans:
(a) To show possession:
Ans:
(i) I have a shower in my bathroom.
(ii) Pratik has an earth brown colour car, parked in his society.
(iii) Tarini has a dog with a brown coat.
(iv) I have two mobile phones.
(v) The baby has blue eyes.
(b) To indicate relationship:
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(i) Alice has got seven sisters.
(ii) She has four children.
(iii) I do not have an aunt.
(iv) Samiksha has four best friends.
(v) Abhinav says, “He has the most caring father in the world.”
(c) To refer to eating/drinking:
Ans:
(i) I have this chocolate pastry every evening.
(ii) Let me buy you a drink. What would you like to have?
(iii) Why don’t you stay and have lunch with us?
(iv) I’m hungry; let’s have dinner at that hamburger place.
(v) I have had the best Italian cuisine at that restaurant.
(d) To show ownership:
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(i) He has three Jaguars and a Bentley.
(ii) I haven’t purchased that 3BHK flat yet.
(iii) That man in white, has a pharmaceutical company.
(iv) Sheena has a lovely black-coloured sling bag.
(v) Ofcourse, I have the diploma certificate with me.
(e) To refer to events, activities and experiences:
Ans:
(i) The house party that we had at Lonavala was worth remembering.
(ii) I will definitely have a bath in the Ganga River.
(iii) I have an urgent clientele meeting this month.
(iv) You have to be on time for Pia’s birthday celebration this evening.
(v) She has a yoga class tomorrow morning.
(f) To refer to a physical condition:
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(i) I have an upset stomach since three days.
(ii) People of this region have various health-related issues.
(iii) Lawrence has a terrible headache, backache, and stomach-ache.
(iv) You are mistaken. I do not have fever.
(v) He has an unusual physical appearance.
2. Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of each. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and in idioms.
Ans:
(1) Uses of ‘go’:
(i) To walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field.
(ii) To be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.
(iii) To be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith.
(iv) To lead to: Where does this road go?
(v) To visit, to attend: I decided not to go to the movie.
(vi) To be destroyed, etc: This wall will have to go.
(vii) To proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.
(viii) To disappear: My purse has gone!
(ix) To do some action or activity: I am going hiking next week-end.
(x) To become: These apples have gone bad.
(2) Uses of ‘get’:
(i) To receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.
(ii) To bring or buy: Please get me some snacks.
(iii) To manage to move, go, take, put, etc: He got the book down from the shelf.
(iv) To cause to be in a certain condition etc: You’ll get me into trouble.
(v) To become: You’re getting old.
(vi) To persuade: I’ll try to get him to dance.
(vii) To succeed in doing or to happen to do something: I’ll soon get to know the neighbours.
(viii) To catch a disease, etc: She got measles last week.
(ix) To arrive: When did they get home?
(x) To catch someone: The police will definitely get the thief.
(3) Uses of ‘put’:
(i) To place in certain position or situation: When did the Russians first put a man into space?
(ii) To submit or present a proposal, question, etc: I put several questions to him.
(iii) To express in words: Children sometimes have such funny way of putting things!
(iv) To write down: I’m trying to write a letter to her, but I don’t know what to put.
(v) To sail in a particular direction: The ship put into harbour for repairs.
(vi) To attribute; assign; ascribe: She put the blame on me.
(vii) To impose: The government put a tax on luxuries.
(viii) To make someone do something: Sushant put his dog through its tricks.
(ix) To bring in or add; introduce; inject: Avinash is excellent in putting life to a party.
(x) To bring about; effect: My father believes in putting a stop to cheating.
(4) Uses of ‘catch’:
(i) To stop and hold something which is moving; to capture: He caught the cricket ball.
(ii) To be on time for, or get on a train, bus, etc: l’ll have to catch the 09:45 train to London.
(iii) To surprise someone in the act of: I caught him stealing my vegetables.
(iv) To become infected with a disease or illness: He caught flu.
(v) To cause or become accidentally stuck: The child caught her fingers in the car door.
(vi) To hit: The punch caught him on the chin.
(vii) To the manager to hear: Did you catch what she said?
(viii) To start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught fire immediately.
(ix) If you manage to see or hear a TV or radio programme: Did you catch the show last night?
(x) If you notice or become interested in something: Her shoes caught my attention.
(5) Uses of ‘pass’:
(i) To move towards and then beyond something: The principal passed through the corridor.
(ii) To be given from one person to another: The defender passed the ball to the midfielder.
(iii) To be beyond something: This passes my understanding.
(iv) To overtake: The truck passed me at a dangerous turn on the road.
(v) To spend time: They passed several hours in the garden.
(vi) To accept or approve: The government has passed a resolutions.
(vii) To announce: The judge passed a harsh judgement on the criminal
(viii) To end or go away: His troubles soon passed.
(ix) To be successful: I passed my driving test.
(x) To die or expire: My uncle passed away last year.