The effective way to teach verb to have

THE REALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING THE 13 KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE VERB “ TO HAVE” AT TRIỆU THỊ TRINH 3 RD UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAPTER 3.. For students, the knowledge related to the

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CHAPTER 1 SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

1.Theoretical background

2 Practical background

CHAPTER 2 THE REALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING THE 13

KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE VERB “ TO HAVE” AT TRIỆU THỊ TRINH

3 RD UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAPTER 3 The usage of TO USE THE “TO HAVE” VERB IN ENGLISH 163.1 The pronunciation of the verb “ HAVE” in different cases 18

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Rationale

English is one of the necessary subjects for students in general, and even more important for high school students because it is not only a compulsory subject at schoolbut also a subject of decision in the important contests as high school exams and

university entrance exams It is considered as a main key to open the treasure of humanknowledge Similar to other languages, English verbs are the main ingredients in the English sentence Among the many verbs, the verb TO HAVE is used and how to use itcan be said to be the most diverse

For students, the knowledge related to the verb TO HAVE and distinguish the

differences in each structure is not simple Therefore, I have decided to choose the topic "The knowledge related to the verb TO HAVE in English" to systematize in a relatively full useage and to help students learn more effectively

1.2 Aims of the study

This study is conducted to help students of Trieu Thi Trinh 3rd High school tounderstand the verb TO HAVE more clearly Furthermore, it is hoped that sts learnhow to use the knowledge realating to the verb TO HAVE To summarize the above,

my study is aimed at:

- Providing the theretical background about the verb “ to have”

- Analyzing the types of the verb TO HAVE and its specific usages

- Some difficulties posibly encountered by sts at Trieu Thi Trinh 3rd Upper

secondary school when using the verb “ TO HAVE”

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to help teacher and students at the schoolimprove the quality of teaching and learning English skills, especially in

mastering English grammar rules

1.3 Scope of the study

Given the rationale and the aims of the study , it is necessary to limit the study to theareas which are manageable Benefits of summarizing the knowledge involved with “tohave” verb create the effectiveness of students’ learning and grammar which focus ontwo factors: developing students’s motivation and understanding of the lesson The

subject under the study are the 11th – form students at Trieu Thi Trinh 3rd Upper

secondary school

1.4 Methods of the study

To complete this study, the following steps implemented:

- Collected references and books related to English grammar are analyzed in details to form the theoretical background this paper

- The available theory concerning with “to have” verb is studied and followed in

my study paper

- Ideas of some possible difficulties are got from my understanding the Englishlearning and teaching English at Trieu Thi Trinh 3rd Upper secondary school as well as my gained experiences in training course

PART II: DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1 SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

Therefore, equipping students with good knowledge of this language and the skills touse it is very important

In reality, English has been a core subject in schools in Vietnam for many years.Equipping teaching conditions as textbooks, reference books are always interested byteachers

However, It is the fact that each book refers to different aspects of an issue

To master the knowledge in a systematic way is not easy task ,the learner mustsynthesize from many different sources, and not everyone can find the suitable books

The knowledge related to TO HAVE verb in English is also not an exception Forhaving the knowledge system to students adequately on this verb, I have also refered tomany different books In this study, I am focusing on the following key issues:

- The pronunciation of the verb HAVE in cases

- The HAVE verb used as a verb

Obviously, TO HAVE verb along with TO BE verb has the most diverse usage inEnglish These are the verbs which the students meet regularly during the process oflearning English at school

However, in the proces of teaching English, we can see that not all students who canmaster the knowledge system related to this verb

There are many reasons why students can not master this knowledge well The firstreason is because of the English learning environment Primarily, students oftenpractise writing to memorize grammatical structures and do not pay attention much onpractising speaking The second one is that students themselves are not aware of thenecessity of learning English subject and learn English as a compulsory task Thelimited ability of the students for absorbing English lessons is also considered as areason students can not achieve high results whereas some students have tried to spendmuch time on learning English The fourth reason is because students do not know how

to systematize the knowledge accordingly so that they can master the basic content of alesson

It is a fact that students try to remember the formula mechanically, or think

carelessly and sometime do not find out the nature of the problem clearly to infer basicconclusions.

Therefore, teachers should provide a fairly complete knowledge system to their students , and help them understand carefully the knowledge learned

CHAPTER 2 THE REALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING THE KNOWLEDGE

RELATED TO “ TO HAVE” VERB IN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL

For high school students in general and at Trieu Thi Trinh 3rd High School ,

learning about the TO HAVE verb is usually used as a verb and they have seen that it is different from other verbs If regular verbs in the present tense on

confirmation is divided as V, Vs or Ves with most verbs (eg I like or He likes; I watch or He watches ), the HAVE verb can be divided into “HAVE” or “HAS” Students also have to distinguish the difference between HAVE and HAVE GOT The negative forms of “HAVE” are used as “ DO NOT HAVE” or “DOES NOT HAVE” while “HAVE GOT” being “HASN”T GOT” or “GOT”

In the next lesson, the students have distinguish usages of “HAVE” meant as

“possess” (sở hữu) It is a fact that most of the students have translated an English

sentence "I have breakfast at 6:30 a.m" into Vietnamese : " Tôi có bữa sáng lúc sáu rưỡi sáng."

They also have to keep in mind that “ HAVE” meant as "possess", it is not used in

the continuous tenses However, the verb “HAVE” has other means used in the

must have + past participle, might(not) have + past participle, should(n’t) have + past participle, need(n’t) have + past participle, could(n’t) have + past participle,

would(n’t) have + past participle, was/were to have + past participle Each structure

has different meanings In addition, it is also appeared in several special structures:

have somebody do something; have something done; have somebody doing something , etc.

In short, to teach students how to understand and distinguish the different usages of the verb“ TO HAVE” is very difficult, and it is more difficult to help students how tosystematize this knowledge in a fairly full way

CHAPTER 3 SOME WAYS OF USING THE TO HAVE VERB IN ENGLISH 3.1 PRONUNCIATION

Being a special verb , “TO HAVE” is conjugated : “has/have” for the present tenseand “had” for past tense In affirmative form or negative from; present tense or parttense, the verb has its abbreviation:

“have” can be pronounced as [hæv ] or [həv]

“has” can be pronounced as [hæz] or [həz]

We pronounce [hæv]/ [hæz] when there is stress and [həv]/[ həz] when there is no

I have – I’ve [aiv]

He has – He’s[hi:z]

She has – She’s [∫i:z]

It has - It’s[its]

We has – We’ve[wi:v]

You have – You’ve [ju:v]

They have – They’ve[ðeiv]

have not = haven’t [hævnt]

has not = hasn’t [hæznt]

had not= hadn’t [hædnt]

Eg:

has [həz] Has anyone seen my pencil?

He has been here

She has got a book

[s] It’s fallen on the floor

What’s happened?

[hæz] Has he got a ballpen?-> yes, he has

He hasn’t seen it yes

have [həv] Where have you been?

I have got a bookThey have gone[hæv] Have you got a pen? -> yes, I have

I haven’t seen you for weeksHave you finished?

had [hæd] He had a headache yesterday

I hadn’t a car

3.2 HAVE AS AN ORDINARY VERB

3.2.1 HAVE and HAVE GOT meaning “possess”

This is the basic mean of HAVE

3.2.1.1 The present form of HAVE as an ordinary verb

Affirmative full Short form Negative short form

form

3.2.1.2 The past form of HAVE as an ordinary verb

Affirmative full form Short form Negative short form

3.2.1.3 The present form of HAVE GOT

Affirmative full form Short form Negative short form

I have got I’ve got I haven’/ I’ve not got

You have got You’ve got You haven’t/ You’ve not got

He has got He’s got He hasn’t/ He’s not got

She has got She’s got She hasn’t/ He’s not got a chance

It has got It’s got It hasn’t/ It’s not got

We have got We’ve got We haven’t/ We’ve not got

They have got They’ve got They haven’t/ They’ve not got

3.2.1.4 Notes on the form of HAVE and HAVE GOT meaning POSSESS HAVE

and HAVE GOT (= possess) are often interchangable but there are differences betweenBritish and American usage

a, HAVE GOT is basically a perfect form.

Compare the following:

a, get (= obtain) b, have got (= possess)

A: Go and get the tickets A: Have you got the ticket?

What have you got? B: Yes, I’ve got the tickets.

B: I’ve got the tickets (= I posess them)

(= I have obtained them)

In British English, HAVE GOT can be used as the perfect form of GET to mean

“have obtained” as in “a” above This meaning is emphasized in the American Englishform “have gotten” which always means “have obtained” However, in British English(more rarely in American English) HAVE GOT can also mean “possess” as in “b”above

“I have the tickets” and “I’ve got the tickets” are equivalents.

Indeed, in spoken , idiomatic British English

“I’ve got the tickets” is more common than “I have the tickets”

b, In British English, questions and negative with HAVE = POSSESS can be formed in

the same way as for BE

“Have you a pen?” (= Have you got a pen?)

“Aren’t you ready?”

“Haven’t you a pen?” (= Haven’t you got a pen?)

“You aren’t ready.”

“You haven’t a pen.” (= You haven’t got a pen.)

There is an alternative negative form for HAVE GOT

I’ve not got a pen.

But this is less common than

I haven’t got a pen.

HAVE on its own (without GOT) can also form questions and negatives with do/does/did This is usual in American English and is becoming more common in BritishEnglish To the extent that:

“I hadn’t a pen.” and “Had you a pen?” are becoming rare.

Common: You don’t have a pen.

Do you have a pen?

You didn’t have a pen.

Did you have a pen?

c, HAVE (= possess) is a stative verb It can’t be used in the progressive though it can

be used in all simple tenses

Present : I have a Ford.

Past : He had a Ford last year.

Present perfect : She has had this car for five years.

Past perfect : She told me she had had this car for five years.

Future : I will have a new car soon.

Future perfect : By March she will have had her car for five years

With modal : I can have a Ford as a company car.

HAVE (= possess) is not normally used in the passive The imperative (never withGOT) is rare:

Have patience!

d, HAVE GOT (= possess) is normally used only for present reference:

I’ve got a Ford.

The affirmative “had got” is sometime possible in the past, “had” on its own is

generally preferred

The bride looked lovely Her dress had (got) beautiful flowers.

We can never use “had got” for certain states

He had ( not “had got”) long hair when he was a teenager.

“had got” is generally used in its original sense of “had obtained”

When I saw him, he had just got a new car.

“will have got” is only used in the sense of “will have obtained”

By May I will have got / will have obtained a new car.

HAVE GOT in the passive is impossible

e, HADN’T GOT is usually possible to DIDN’T HAVE

I didn’t have / hadn’t got an appointment so I made one for 4 p.m

I felt cold I didn’t have / hadn’t got a coat.

HADN”T on its own (always contracted) is possible

I hadn’t an appointment.

I hadn’t a coat.

But not very usual

In past questions, the usual form is:

Did you have a coat?

Did you have an appoitment?

When did you have one?

“Had you…?” sounds old-fashioned and formal

“Had you got…?” can be used in Yes/No questions but sounds awkward in questions, so is ususlly avoided

Wh-Had you got an appointment?

But not usual:

When had you got …?

HAVE GOT is preferable to HAVE in WHICH subject-questions:

Which (pen) have you got? (or Which pen do you have?)

But not usual:

Which pen have you?

f, Some form of HAVE (= possess) are rare or not encounted at all.

-The short form of the affirmative, especially in the third person (he’s / she’s)

The full form is used

He/ She has a pen ( not He’s a pen )

-The uncontracted negative ( The contracted form is normal.)

I haven’t/ hadn’t a pen.

-Some question forms, except when formed with

DO g, Compare

My bag’s old It’s old (= My bag is old It is old )

My bag’s got a hole in it It’s got a hole in it.

(= My bag has got a hole in it It has got a hole in it )

h, The non-standard form “ain’t got” is commonly heard in place of “haven’t got” and

“hadn’t got”

I ain’t got my bag

She ain’t got her bag.

Similarly “have” and “has” are often omitted before “got”

I got my car outside.

3.2.1.5 When we use HAVE and HAVE GOT (= possess)

In all the examples below HAVE can be replaced by HAVE GOT in the present and

sometimes in the past Short form with GOT ( I’ve got…) are much more common than full form ( I have got… ) especially in speech.

a, In the sense of “own” or “possess”

I have (got) a new briefcase.

She has (got) a nice flat.

b, In the sense of “be able to provide”

Do you have/Have you got any ink?

(= Can you let me have some?)

Do you have/Have you got any fresh eggs?

(= Can you let me have some?)

c, Have (got) + number (of things) / quantity of a substance.

I have (got) ten pencils

He has (got) a lot of milk

d, Possession of physical characteristics.

HAVE and HAVE GOT combine with nouns like:

a beard; blue eyes; long hair; a scar; a slim figure to describe appearance.

You should see our baby He has (got) big brown eyes.

Our dog has (got) long ears.

This plant has (got) lovely russet leaves.

Our house has (got) five room.

e, Possession of mental and emotional qualities

HAVE and HAVE GOT combine with nouns like:

faith; a good mind; patience; a quick temper To describe character.

She has (got) nice manners but she has (got) a quick temper.

f, Family relationships

I have (got) a good brother.

He has (got) a lot of friends.

g, In the sense of “wear”

That’s a nice dress you have/ you’ve got on.

I can’t answer the door I have (got) nothing on.

h, Illness

HAVE and HAVE GOT combine with nouns describing pains and illness For the use

of a/an with such nouns

I have (got) a cold.

She has (got) a bad headache.

The baby has (got) measles.

i, Arrangements

HAVE and HAVE GOT combine with nouns like:

an appointment; a conference; a date; an interview; a meeting …

I have (got) an appointment with my dentist tomorrow morning Sally has (got) an interview for a job today.

j, Opinions

HAVE and HAVE GOT combine with nouns like:

an idea; influence; an objection; an opinion; a proposal; a suggestion; a point of view

I have (got) an idea.

Have you (got) any objection to this proposal?

k, In the sense of “There is”

You have (got) a stain on your shirt.

(= There is a stain on your shirt.)

He has (got) sand in his hair.

(= There is sand in his hair.)

3.2.2 HAVE meaning something other than “possess”

3.2.2.1 Formation of HAVE meaning something other than “possess” (denoting action)

Simple present : I always have milk in my tea.

Present progressive : We’re having lunch.

Simple past : We had a lovely holiday last summer.

Past progressive : I was having a bath when the telephone rang.

Present perfect : Poor Jim has just had an accident.

Present perfect progressive : The children have been having a lot of fun.

Past perfect : I woke up because I had had a bad dream.

Past perfect progressive : I woke up I had been having a bad dream.

Simple future : I’ll have a haircut tomorrow.

Future progressive : If anyone phones, I’ll be having a bath.

Future perfect : You’ll have had an answer by tomorrow.Future

perfect progressive : She’ll been having treatment all her life.

With modal verbs : You could have a cup of tea if you like.

3.2.2.2 The formation of HAVE (= possess) and HAVE (other meanings)

a, HAVE in the sense of “eat, enjoy, experience, drink, take…” is a dynamic verb so it

is concerned with actions ( have a walk) not states like HAVE in the sense ofPOSSESS ( I have got a car ) Because of this, it can be used in the progressive form ofall tenses

Compare:

I have (= I have got) a drink, thanks.

( It’s in my hand - stative )

I’m having a drink.

(I’m drinking - dynamic )

I have a drink every evening before dinner.

(= I drink – dynamic )

HAVE GOT can never replace HAVE used as a dynamic verb

b, HAVE in the sense of TAKE ect is used like any other English verb This means that

- questions and negatives in the simple present and simple past must be formed with do/does/did

Do you have milk in your tea?

I don’t have milk in my tea.

Did you have a nice holiday?

I didn’t have a nice holiday.

Does he have drinks everyday?

Compare HAVE meaning POSSESS

Have you got any milk in your tea? (= Is there any milk in your tea?)

I haven’t got any milk in my tea (= There isn’t any milk in my tea.)

- It occurs freely in all active tenses as the context permits, but passive form are rare

A good time was had by all.

- The passive infinitive sometimes occurs in:

I tried t buy some extra copies of this morning newspaper, but there was none to be had ( They were not available.)

c, There are no contracted form of HAVE (= take) as an ordinary verb in the simple

present and simple past

I have a cold shower everymorning (not I’ve)

Compare HAVE meaning “possess”

I have/I’ve/ I’ve got a new shower in my bathroom.

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d, The present and past perfect tenses of HAVE involve the use of HAVE as both

auxilary verb and main verb For this reason, the present perfect and past perfect formsare given in full below

3.2.1.3 Formation of the present perfect of HAVE = TAKE

Affirmative Short form Negative short form

I have had I’ve had I’ve not had/ I haven’t had

You have had You’ve had You’ve not had/ You haven’t had

He has had He’s had He’s not had/ He hasn’t had

She has had She’s had She’s not had/ She hasn’t had lunch

It has had It’s had It’s not had/ It hasn’t had

We have had We’ve had We’ve not had/ We haven’t had

They have had They’ve had They’ve not had/ They haven’t had

3.2.1.4 Formation of the past perfect of HAVE = TAKE

Affirmative Short form Negative short form

I had had I’d had I’d not had/ I hadn’t had

You had had You’d had You’d not had/ You hadn’t had

He had had He’d had He’d not had/ He hadn’t had

She had had She’d had She’d not had/ She hadn’t had lunch

It had had It’d had It’d not had/ It hadn’t had

We had had We’d had We’d not had/ We hadn’t had

They had had They’d had They’d not had/ They hadn’t had

3.2.1.5 Notes on the form of “ have had” and “had had”

a, These forms “have had” and “had had” are, of course, quite regular

“I have had my lunch.” and “I had had my lunch.”

Work in the same way as:

“I have eaten my lunch.” and “I had eaten my lunch.”

Here are a few more examples of HAVE as an ordinary verb in the present perfect andpast perfect

Have you ever had lunch at Maxim’s?

That boy looks as if he’s never had his hair cut.

I had never had a ride on an elephant before I went to India.

b, In general, the negative forms I haven’t had/ I hadn’t had are more common than

I’ve not had/ I’d not had

I haven’t had dinner.

She hadn’t had a good holiday.

c, The following form should not be confused.

He’s ill (= He is ill.) He’s had lunch (= He has had lunch.)

He said he’d have lunch (= He said he would have lunch.) He’d had lunch (= He had had lunch.)

3.2.1.6 Common HAVE + noun combinations

HAVE combines with a great many nouns In this respect, it is similar to other phrases

with such verbs as GIVE ( give a thought ) and TAKE ( take an exam ) For verb

phrases of this kind and for example with HAVE:

Let’s have lunch I’d like to have a sandwich please.

Have you had breakfast? Have a cup of coffee.