I have blonde hair …
I have a new car …
I have an umbrella …
We don’t have a dog …
Does he have a girlfriend? …
Do you have a television? …
He lifts heavy weights …
Adjective + noun
Verb to be + adjective
Look, feel, smell, taste, sound + adjective
New apartment
Martin
Hi Susan. How are you?
Susan
I’m good, thanks. How are you?
Martin
I have a cold, but I feel better today.
Susan
Do you have any medicine?
Martin
I have, thank you. Do you have a new apartment?
Susan
Yes, I have! I moved in last week.
Martin
Tell me about it.
Susan
It has two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Oh, and I have a balcony with a sea view!
Martin
It sounds great. Does it have a living room?
Susan
No, it doesn’t have a living room. The kitchen, dining room and living room are one big room. You must come for coffee one day.
Martin
I will, thank you. See you soon!
Susan
Bye!
‘have’ and ‘has’ are both present tense forms of the verb to have.
have
We use ‘have’ with the pronouns I, you, we, they.
I have a new car.
You have a computer.
We have a meeting at 3pm.
They have a day off.
We also use ‘have’ with plural nouns (because plural nouns = they).
The houses have nice gardens.
Nurses have a difficult job.
has
We use ‘has’ with the pronouns he, she, it.
He has a new hairstyle.
She has a blue dress.
It has a full tank of fuel.
We also use ‘has’ with singular nouns (because singular nouns = it).
The house has a nice garden.
Thailand has delicious food.
negatives
have
We use ‘don’t have’ with the pronouns I, you, we, they.
I don’t have a new car.
You don’t have a computer.
We don’t have a meeting at 3pm.
They don’t have a day off.
The houses don’t have nice gardens.
Nurses don’t have an easy job.
has
We use ‘doesn’t have’ with the pronouns he, she, it.
He doesn’t have a new hairstyle.
She doesn’t have a blue dress.
It doesn’t have a full tank of fuel.
The house doesn’t have a nice garden.
Thailand doesn’t have delicious food.
questions
have
We use ‘have’ with ALL pronouns I, you, we, they, he, she, it.
We just need to choose the correct question word, ‘do’ or ‘does’.
Do you have a new car?
Do we have a meeting at 3pm?
Do they have a day off?
Do the houses have nice gardens?
Do nurses have a difficult job?
Does he have a new hairstyle?
Does she have a blue dress?
Does it have a full tank of fuel?
Does the house have a nice garden?
Does Thailand have delicious food?
Adjective + noun
A noun is a person, place or thing, and an adjective is a word that describes a noun. The adjective comes before the noun.
| adjective | noun |
|---|---|
| John is a clever | student. |
| This is a small | office. |
| We have two brown | horses. |
| That is a difficult | question. |
Verb to be + adjective
When the adjective comes after the noun, we use the verb-to-be.
| noun | verb-to-be | adjective |
|---|---|---|
| He | is | happy today. |
| We | are | late for work. |
| I | am | excited to be here. |
| The pizza | is | delicious. |
| The dogs | are | noisy. |
Look, feel, smell, taste, sound + adjective
Look, feel, smell, taste, sound are sensory verbs.
| noun | sensory verb | adjective |
|---|---|---|
| The cake | smells | delicious. |
| He | looks | unhappy. |
| She | sounds | nervous. |
| We | feel | you’re not ready. |
| This | tastes | just like chicken. |
Put the sentences in the correct order
- Pink flowers are my favourite.
- I am a bad dancer.
- Julia likes to listen to classical music.
Put the sentences in the correct order
- They are early for work.
- The children are loud.
- The pizza is delicious.
Put the sentences in the correct order
- 1 Peter feels angry.
- You look sick.
- This banana doesn’t taste good.