THE VERB TO HAVE IN THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

THE VERB TO HAVE IN THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

I (we, you, they)	have (got)^{^[1]}	a	father, cousin, book, flat.
He (she)	has (got)
I (we, you, they)	have (got)	some	ink, time, work. French books, new maps, good pictures.
He (she)	has (got)

b)	Have	I (we, you, they)		father, cousin, book, flat?
	Has	he (she)	a	father, cousin, book, flat?
	Have	I (we, you, they)	any	ink, time, work? friends? cousins? children?
	Has	he (she)	any	ink, time, work? friends? cousins? children?

I (we, you, they)	haven't have no haven't (got)	any a	ink, time, work, books, cousins, maps, mother-in-law.
	hasn't	any	ink, time, work.
He (she)	has no		children.
			sisters-in-law.
	hasn't (got)	a	son, book, map.

Примечание. Неопределенное местоимение some употребляется в утвердительных предложениях; any — в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях; nо — только в отрицательных; not any предпочтительно в разговорной речи.

PRESENT SIMPLE (PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE) OF BE

	Long forms		Short forms		Questions

Singular	I am	I am not	I'm	I'm not	am I?
	you are	you are not	you're	you aren't	are you?
	he is	he is not	he's	he isn't	is he?
	she is	she is not	she's	she isn't	is she?
	it is	it is not	it's,	it isn't	is it?

Plural	we are	we are not	we're	we aren't	are we?
	you are	you are not	you're	you aren't	are you?
	they are	they are not	they're	they aren't	are they?

Also: What is/What's... ? My name is/My name's …

Short answers
Are you from Merton?	Yes, I am. or No, I'm not.
Is Nick twelve?	Yes, he is.
Is Jenny twelve?	No, she isn't.

^{^[1]} В разговорной речи глагол to have очень часто заменяется формой have got.