Pre-A1

have / has

have / has means “to own” or “to have”. In American English this is the usual way to talk about owning things.

One step at a time

Rules

Rule 1: I / you / we / they → have
With I, you, we, they and with more than one person or thing we use have.
Pattern: I / you / we / they + have
Example: We have a new sofa.
Example: Frogs have long legs.
Rule 2: he / she / it → has
With he, she, it and with one person or thing we use has. Remember: one person → there is an -s!
Pattern: he / she / it + has
Example: My uncle has a boat.
Example: An octopus has eight arms.
Rule 3: Negative → don't have / doesn't have
To say “not” we use don't or doesn't. After them we always use plain have.
Pattern: I / you / we / they + don't have · he / she / it + doesn't have
Example: They don't have a garden.
Example: My cat doesn't have a collar.
Rule 4: Questions and short answers
For questions, Do / Does comes first and plain have stays after the subject. In short answers we don't say have: Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't.
Pattern: Do / Does + subject + have …?
Example: Do you have a ruler? — Yes, I do.
Example: Does your brother have a scooter? — No, he doesn't.

~~She have a bike.~~ → She has a bike.
she → has.
~~I am a sister.~~ → I have a sister.
To say you own something use have, not am / is.
~~He doesn't has a phone.~~ → He doesn't have a phone.
doesn't already carries the “-s”, so plain have follows.

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