Study the following pairs of sentences to identify the use of be (am, is, are) and have (have, has). Do you notice the differences?
Examples:
a. I am sixteen years old.
b. I have an older sister and a younger brother.
a. Caroline is in the United States.
b. She has many friends from Indonesia.
a. Nina and Ami are active students.
b. They have many interesting hobbies.
a. I am a computer programmer.
b. I have many certificates that show my knowledge and skills incomputer programming.
a. John is a barista in a luxurious cafe.
b. He has a lot of friends, who love the coffee he prepares.
a. We are amazed by the beautiful scenery.
b. We have many interesting places to visit in this country.
After observing the above examples, do you know how to decide whether to use am/is/are or have/has? Is it because the subjects are singular or plural? Do you also know when to use have/has instead of am/is/are? Is it because the sentences have complements? Is it because the sentences have objects?
1. is, have
2. has, is
3. is, has
4. is, have
9. is, has
10. has, is
11. have, are
12. is, has
5. has, is
6. have, are
7. are, have
8. have, are
1. The class __is___ very boring because the students ___have___ no activities.
2. Alia ___has_____ a new pen pal from America. Alia ____is__ lucky because now she can practice writing in English.
3. Maher Zain ____is____ Saidah’s favorite singer. He really ____has__ good voice.
4. My hobby ____is______ reading novels. I ______have______ a collection of good novels.
5. Bali ____has____ magnificent scenery. In fact, it ___is____ one of the most wonderful islands in the world.
6. My younger sister and I ____have______ three cats. They ___are___ cute.
7. Our favorite subjects ___are____ Math and English. We __have___ a great time when we do math and English exercises.
8. Caroline and Hannah _____have___ similar interests in fashion. They ___are____ crazy about the newest trends in fashion.
9. Bob ___is_____ a gadget maniac. He always ____has____ the latest version of mobile phone, which is actually not necessary.
10. Sita ___has____ a dream of becoming one of the next female president of Indonesia. She _is____ optimistic about her dream.
Examples:
a. I am sixteen years old.
b. I have an older sister and a younger brother.
a. Caroline is in the United States.
b. She has many friends from Indonesia.
a. Nina and Ami are active students.
b. They have many interesting hobbies.
a. I am a computer programmer.
b. I have many certificates that show my knowledge and skills incomputer programming.
a. John is a barista in a luxurious cafe.
b. He has a lot of friends, who love the coffee he prepares.
a. We are amazed by the beautiful scenery.
b. We have many interesting places to visit in this country.
After observing the above examples, do you know how to decide whether to use am/is/are or have/has? Is it because the subjects are singular or plural? Do you also know when to use have/has instead of am/is/are? Is it because the sentences have complements? Is it because the sentences have objects?
1. is, have
2. has, is
3. is, has
4. is, have
9. is, has
10. has, is
11. have, are
12. is, has
5. has, is
6. have, are
7. are, have
8. have, are
1. The class __is___ very boring because the students ___have___ no activities.
2. Alia ___has_____ a new pen pal from America. Alia ____is__ lucky because now she can practice writing in English.
3. Maher Zain ____is____ Saidah’s favorite singer. He really ____has__ good voice.
4. My hobby ____is______ reading novels. I ______have______ a collection of good novels.
5. Bali ____has____ magnificent scenery. In fact, it ___is____ one of the most wonderful islands in the world.
6. My younger sister and I ____have______ three cats. They ___are___ cute.
7. Our favorite subjects ___are____ Math and English. We __have___ a great time when we do math and English exercises.
8. Caroline and Hannah _____have___ similar interests in fashion. They ___are____ crazy about the newest trends in fashion.
9. Bob ___is_____ a gadget maniac. He always ____has____ the latest version of mobile phone, which is actually not necessary.
10. Sita ___has____ a dream of becoming one of the next female president of Indonesia. She _is____ optimistic about her dream.