How to Use Has / Have / Had Correctly

1. INTRO

Many English learners get confused between has, have, and had.
The rules are actually very simple — and today, I’ll explain them in the easiest way.

2. PURPOSE

This vlog will help you:

• Understand when to use has, have, and had
• Use them correctly in daily sentences
• Avoid the most common mistakes

3. SCOPE

We will cover:

1. When to use have
2. When to use has
3. When to use had
4. Common mistakes
5. Practice examples

4. WHEN TO USE “HAVE”

Use have with:

I, you, we, they, plural nouns

Examples:

5. WHEN TO USE “HAS”

Use has with:

He, she, it, singular nouns

Examples:

• He has a car.
• She has a beautiful smile.
• It has four wheels.
• The boy has a new bag.

6. WHEN TO USE “HAD”

Use had for past tense — with everyone.

Examples:

• I had a laptop.
• She had a cough yesterday.
• They had an exam last week.
• The dog had a small injury.

Had = past for all subjects.

7. COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID

❌ Wrong

“I am having a car.”
✔ Correct: “I have a car.”
(Use “have,” not “am having.”)

❌ Wrong

“She have a problem.”
✔ Correct: “She has a problem.”

❌ Wrong

“I didn’t had money.”
✔ Correct: “I didn’t have money.”
(After “did,” always use base form.)

8. QUICK REVISION TRICK

📌 HAVE → I, you, we, they
📌 HAS → He, she, it
📌 HAD → Past tense for all

9. PRACTICE SENTENCES

Try to say these:

• I ___ a doubt.
• She ___ a new phone.
• They ___ a meeting today.
• We ___ fun yesterday.

Correct answers:
have, has, have, had

10. CONCLUSION

Using has, have, and had is simple:
Use have with plural or I/you/we/they,
has with singular or he/she/it,
and had when talking about the past.
Master these three, and your grammar becomes much stronger.