The Verb “Has”

Objective: Construct sentences using the verb “has”. As mentioned earlier, we use has for singular subjects. Thus, Mary has, it has, the town has, Kenya has, and my school has. Be careful not to construct sentences that show possession. For example, “Mary has a pen.” In this case “has” has been used as a main verb. Your sentences should look like these: 1) Mary has fed the puppy. 2) It has rained. 3) The town has won many awards. 4) Kenya has produced world class athletes. 5) My school has bought a projector. We shall now construct sentences with the verbs that formed your assignment on the verb “have”. This will help you confirm whether you got the past participle forms of those verbs. Further, it will help you make constructions with the verb “has”. 1) Mary has begun her music course. 2) The gardener has burned the rubbish. 3) The teacher has caught a thief. 4) He has found the hidden treasure. 5) My spouse has given me a gift. 6) She has gone to school. 7) The nurse has shaken the medicine bottle. 8) The child has stood in the rain for long. So, did you get the past participle forms of these verbs right? If you did, congratulations are in order. If you did not, develop a habit of using your dictionary. Now construct your own sentences using the same verbs. I will now give you another set of irregular verbs for further practice. Wake, write, tear, teach, sweep, swim, put, ride, dig and blow. Take note that the present perfect aspect is used with reference to activities completed in the recent past. In the next post we shall look at question tags with the verb have.