Hi I'm Sonia and I have a question for you. I'm going to tell you three sentences and
you need to find out what's common in them, okay? So, first one, I have a cramp in my
leg. I have a chocolate in my bag. I’m having my lunch right now, okay. Now, do I hear someone
say have, is that the common word in the sentence? Well, maybe, but in order for you to understand
is a word that I have chosen for you today, you need to stay tuned to this lesson because
the word, have, has so many different uses in the English language and that's what we
are going to discuss today.
The very first meaning of to have means to possess or the possession of something, alright.
It could also mean to own something. So for example if I have an IPhone, I could say I
have a new IPhone which means I possess or I own something, okay. So one meaning of to
have is to possess, to own something, something that belongs to you.
Next one here, to have can also refer to an illness. What do you say when your head really
hurts? You say, I have a headache which means to have can be used to talk about an illness,
alright. So let me write an example for you here, I have a headache which means I’m
using have to talk about an illness or some kind of a sickness, okay. You could say, I
have a headache. I have a cramp in my leg. I have a stomach upset, something like that.
The next meaning of have could also mean birth. Can you believe that what could be the relation
between have and birth? I'll write a sentence and I'm sure you'll understand. If I say,
she is going to have a baby. So here the word have refers to the birth, the delivery or
the yes the delivery of a child, to have a baby. She is going to have a baby, talking
about birth. Next one here, eating. Remember in the beginning I made a sentence saying,
I’m having my lunch right now. So yes, have can also be used to talk about eating. And
if your action is going on at that point in time, you could say, having, alright. So,
I'm having my lunch, alright? So have can also be spoken about when you want to talk
about eating something. The next one here, hygiene. Now this is absolutely
confusing. How can hygiene be related to the word have in any way? Can you think about
something? Can you think about a connection? Yeah, okay. Well, let me give you a very simple
example. Say, if you are a footballer and you know when you play football, you really
sweat a lot, right? Because you really enjoy football, it is a very strenuous sport, you
need to run so much. Now obviously, when you are a footballer and you have played a football
match and you have come home and your Mom's at home, what is she going to tell you the
first thing? She'll say, just go and have a shower right now, you are stinking, right?
So the word have can also be used when you want to talk about hygiene or having a bath,
okay. So let me write down the sentence for you. Please have a shower or please have a
bath. Please have a shower or please have a bath refers to hygiene, being clean.
And then we have another one, it says have can also be used to mean travel. Now I know
you are thinking, you know Sonia is not really using her head today. How can have be related
to travel? But yes, think if you have relatives alright, who stay really far away from you,
may be they stay in another city, alright. And you need to go on a 7 hour drive to reach
your relatives, alright. So, once you have reached your relative's house, what will you
tell them, You'll say, well we had a 7 hour long drive to reach you and we are really
tired, okay. So here I have used the past tense of have, I have used had, alright to
talk about travel. Let me wriote down the sentence. We had a 7 hour long drive. Or maybe
if you had to take a flight, you could also say, we had a 7 hour long flight or a 10 hour
long flight, okay. Remember, you will use the past tense of have as had because you
are talking about something that has already happened.
Next, it says done. Now can have be related to done? How can we use it? Say you want a
makeover, alright. You went to your favourite hairstylist and he looks at you and he says
your hair is so messed up, you really need to get a haircut, you look disastrous. So
obviously we all listen to our hairstylists. They are really important people in our lives.
Once you got done your haircut. You'll come home and what would you tell everyone that
I have had a haircut today which means something was done to you, your hair was cut, and you
got a haircut, alright. So I had a haircut today. Again I'm using had which is the past
tense of have because it's something that was done, alright.
Then, the next one, unfortunately accidents do happen. They do take place, alright. Now
when there's an accident how could you use the word have? You could say, well my friend
had a terrible accident last week, okay. So here had signifies it is something that happened,
it is an accident that took place. Something that they went through, alright. So my friend
had an accident last week which means to say had past tense of have,
something that happened, an accident that took place.
Next, we have, sleep. Now how can have be related to sleep, you are asking, right? Now
say for example, if you've had a really tiring day at work, okay. Now when you go home, what
do you tell your mother or what could you tell your wife, You would say, I'm really
tired today. I'm really exhausted. I'm sure I will have a good night's sleep. Yes, so
what it means here is that, I will get really good sleep today, okay. So I'll have a good
night's sleep which means I will get really good sleep today
since I'm so tired. The last and final one, I'm sure you can guess
this one by now. You can use the word have when you say, thank you and have a nice day,
okay which means you are wishing that someone has a nice day or a good day. So have a nice
day. It means that, you want someone to have a nice day or you wish for someone to have
a nice day. So yes, I'm sure these are sentences that
we do use quite often when we speak. If you don't use them you can definitely start using
these meanings of the word have in your day to day conversation and be aware of what you
are saying and what it actually means. I hope that you enjoyed watching today's lesson.
I surely had a good time sharing all of this information with you. Well, till the next
time we meet, this is me Sonia saying take care and good bye.