Guest  +  64134 Wed, 29 Dec 04 09:52 PM I often have trouble knowing when to use have or has in sentences and when speaking. What is the rule for using has or have. When is it appropriate to use have and when is it appropriate to use has? Guest

	just the truth  +  64159 Thu, 30 Dec 04 12:41 AM Much much too wide a topic, Guest. Can you narrow the topic, perhaps give a few examples of your problem areas. I can't imagine that someone who writes as well as you have here would have any problems. just the truth Joined on Mon, Dec 27 2004 Regular Member 849

	Mister Micawber  +  64171 Thu, 30 Dec 04 01:54 AM Here's a start: When using the present tense (with 'to have' as the main verb), or the present perfect tense (with 'to have' as the auxiliary verb), 'has' is used only in the third person singular-- that is, when the subject is a single entity that is not you or I: he, she, it, John, the Eiffel Tower, etc. I have a headache. You have a headache. She/ he/ it/ John/ the Eiffel Tower has a headache. We have headaches. You all have headaches. They have headaches. I have never eaten locusts. You have never eaten locusts. She/he/it/John/the Eiffel Tower has never eaten locusts. We have never eaten locusts. You all have never eaten locusts. They have never eaten locusts. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,807 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Verbs, Tenses, Auxiliaries, Present Tenses, Present Perfect

	Goodman  +  267158 Thu, 14 Sep 06 09:04 PM  Guest wrote: I often have trouble knowing when to use have or has in sentences and when speaking. What is the rule for using has or have. When is it appropriate to use have and when is it appropriate to use has? To begin with, “have” is used with “I”, “you”, “they” and “has” is used with “it”, “she”, and “he”.  I think that’s not a problem. If my guess is correct, the countable and uncountable nouns sometimes can create lots of confusions as to whether to use singular (has) or plural (have). Police, as strange as it might seem, is referred to as plural noun and therefore take “have” as in: The police have arrested a suspect in connection to the recent robberies in this neighborhood.   She has just quit her job. I have hired a new secretary to replace her. I have to pay her more money though. You have to train her as to what she has to do. The scissors have dull edges. My glasses have scratches on them My trousers have holes on them Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Plurals, Nouns, Uncountable Nouns, Countable Nouns