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When have is used as a verb for possession, it CAN'T be used in the present continuous:

However, in certain expressions, have can be used in the present continuous form:

Have vs. have got

Have and have got are the same when talking about possessions, illnesses, relationships, and characteristics of people. Have got is just a more informal way to say it:

However, you can't use have got in other situations:

15 Expressions with "Have"

So here are 15 English expressions with the word "have," and whether or not you can use "having" or "have got."

1. have a look at something

Having - YES
Have got - NO

You could also say "taking a look at"

2. have a talk/chat with someone

Having - YES
Have got - NO

Having = YES
Have got = YES

Having = NO
Have got = YES

5. have fun / have a good time / have a blast

Having = YES
Have got = NO

Have a good time at the park!

The kids are having funwith their new toys.

We're at the circus right now. We're having a blast.

Having = YES
Have got = NO

You can also say throwing a party. Both having and throwing a party mean that you are the one organizing the party.

Having = YES
Have got = NO

I'd like to have the baby at home.

Call a doctor, quick! My wife's having the baby!
(this means she is in the process of giving birth right now)

Here's some big news - I'm having twins!
(this means the twin babies will be born in the future)

8. have children/brothers/sisters

Having = NO
Have got = YES

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

I've got two older brothers and one younger sister.

We've got four children.
=We have four children.

Having = YES
Have got = YES

10. have difficulty/trouble

Having = YES
Have got = NO

Having = YES
Have got = NO

12. have breakfast/lunch/dinner/coffee/a drink/a sandwich

Having = YES
Have got = NO

13. have surgery / an operation

Having = YES
Have got = NO

14. have a headache / sore throat / cold / the flu

Having = NO
Have got = YES

15. have an effect/influence/impact

Having = YES
Have got = NO

Note:

The list above refers to having in the present continuous: subject + (to be) + -ING form

With ALL the expressions above, is possible to use having in other sentence structures, such as when the verb is the subject of the sentence, or occurs after a preposition:

Here's another example:

Having a car is a big responsibility.
(gerund as the subject of the sentence)

It's hard to get around town without having a car.
(verb after a preposition is always -ING)

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Advanced English Grammar Course Can you use "have" in the present continuous? When have is used as a verb for possession, it CAN'T be used in the present continuous: I'm having a lot of work to do. I have a lot of work to do. They're having a new car.

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exercise Have vs. Have got: Complete and correct it immediately, then you will be able to check your knowledge with the related lesson.

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Several multiple choice printable and online pronouns tests with answers for teachers and students

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Date, Numbers and Time - English Exercises

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The date and expressions of Time and Numbers, Vocabulary Exercises - Learning English

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ESL Blues Question Words Present Simple Verb Forms

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English Vocabulary Game

This English Vocabulary game is to help you learn about Telling the Time.

Choose the correct way of telling the time.

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Telling the Time Game English Vocabulary - Juegos Vocabulario Decir la Hora en Inglés

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Telling the Time Free English Vocabulary Game - Juego para decir la hora en Inglés

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The Time in English sentences - Online Exercise

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Analogue

Digital

Normal Use

Hints

Timetables, TV, etc.

6:00

It's 6 o'clock.

6:05

It's 5 past 6.

past and the previous hour (here: 6)

It's six oh five.

6:35

It's 25 to 7.

to and the following hour (here: 7)

It's six thirty-five.

7:00

It's 7o'clock.

1. The 12-hour-system in English

In English there is no 24-hour-system (sometimes it is used on TV and in timetables).

15:00 is 3 o'clock (p.m.) (on TV: fifteenhundred). That's why you use a.m. (Latin: ante meridiem) and p.m. (post meridiem) in situations where it is necessary to point out that you want to say in the morning or in the evening. In other situations (or when it is clear that school starts in the morning and the party in the evening) it is left out.

Germany

England

0:00

midnight

0:01

12:01 am

8:00

8:00 am

12:00

noon

12:01

12:01 pm

14:00

2 pm

18:00

6 pm

23:59

11:59 pm

2. When to use o'clock

o'clock (abbreviation: of the clock) only on the hour

3. Quarter past and to

quarter → 15 minutes
half → 30 minutes

4. The minutes

multiplies of 5: leave out the word minutes (but: 6.01 → It's one minute past 6.)

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How to say the time in English - Examples and Reference

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1. General

How to say the year

You normally split up the year in tens.

1985 is split up in 19 and 85. (You say: nineteen eighty-five).

From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up.

2000 = two thousand

2001 = two thousand (and) one

The word and is often left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again.

2. Writing and saying the date in British English

rule: day - month - year

Note: The two letters at the end of the number and the comma are often left out.

3. Writing and saying the date in American English

rule: month - day - year

* The definite article ›the‹ can be left out.

4. Sample sentences and the correct prepositions:

I was born in 1999. (Use in with the year.)

I was born in August. (Use in with the month.)

I was born on 12th May, 2000. (Use on in the complete date.)

5. Abbreviations BC, AD, BCE, CE

Sometimes BC or AD is added after the year.

Example:

The abbrevations BCE or CE are becoming more and more common today.

6. Note

It is common to use numbers instead of months.

British English

American English

If you write 4/8/2011, it is the 4th August 2011 in Britain, but it is April 8th, 2011 in the USA.

Thanks to Sharon.

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This revision quiz focuses on the use of THERE IS, ARE THERE, IT'S, ETC. as already seen here.
Choose the word(s). This is a quiz for basic-level English students. To understand how the quiz works, click here.

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I have got long hair. = I've got long hair. Hehas got a new computer game. = He's got a new computer game. Wehave got a rabbit. = We've got a rabbit.

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English Vocabulary

The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration.

We almost never say: What is your nationality?

We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?

To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Chilean.

You say: I'm Chilean

List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages

Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.

* NOTE: Colombia is the correct spelling of the country and not "Columbia".

** You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them North American.

What next?

Try our interactive games about Nationalities and Languages.

Practice your Vocabulary with our interactive Hangman Game which includes 100 different countries (great for spelling).

Teacher Resources

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1. 1. oxford practice grammar articles (1): a , an , or the #49

2. 2. first, let's compare a and an oxford grammar practice #49

3. 3. we use a before words which begin with consonants (b,c,d,f...) oxford grammar practice #49

4. 4. a doctor a big car a girl oxford grammar practice #49

5. 5. we also use a before u when it sounds like the word 'you' and before eu oxford grammar practice #49

6. 6. sounds like ' you ' starts with u = university a university oxford grammar practice #49

7. 7. sounds like ' you ' starts with = eu a Eu ropean city oxford grammar practice #49

8. 8. we use an before words which begin with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) oxford grammar practice #49

9. 9. an apple an interesting film oxford grammar practice #49

10. 10. we also use an before words that begin with a silent h oxford grammar practice #49

11. 11. silent 'h' = hour an hour oxford grammar practice #49

12. 12. hard 'h' = house a house oxford grammar practice #49

13. 13. next, let's compare a / an and the oxford grammar practice #49

14. 14. Mary: I bought a CD player and a TV yesterday . Joe: Was the CD player expensive? oxford grammar practice #49

15. 15. we usually use a / an with a noun to talk about a person or thing for the first time oxford grammar practice #49

16. 16. a CD player oxford grammar practice #49

17. 17. we usually use the when we talk about the person or thing again oxford grammar practice #49

18. 18. the CD player = the one that Mary bought oxford grammar practice #49

19. 19. however, there are some special uses of a / an and the oxford grammar practice #49

20. 20. we use a / an with prices, frequency and speeds oxford grammar practice #49

21. 21. prices It costs £2 a litre oxford grammar practice #49

22. 22. frequency I drink about three cups of coffee a day oxford grammar practice #49

23. 23. speeds You're driving at ninety miles an hour oxford grammar practice #49

24. 24. we use a / an before hundred, thousand, and million oxford grammar practice #49

25. 25. a hundred people a thousand days oxford grammar practice #49

26. 26. we use a / an for talking about jobs oxford grammar practice #49

27. 27. I'm a bank manager oxford grammar practice #49

28. 28. we use the when there is only one of something oxford grammar practice #49

29. 29. May I turn on the TV? oxford grammar practice #49

30. 30. Where's Mary? She's in the kitchen. oxford grammar practice #49

31. 31. we use the with musical instruments oxford grammar practice #49

32. 32. I play the guitar. Jane plays the violin. oxford grammar practice #49

33. 33. works cited Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Paterson . Oxford Practice Grammar Basic with Answers . Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006.

oxford practice grammar articles (1): a , an , or the #49

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English Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns - mixed exercise

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this, that, these, those in English - Exercise

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English Grammar Notes - Demonstratives

This, That, These, Those are called demonstratives and they are used to show the relative distance between the speaker and the noun.

Demonstrative Pronouns

We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.
Examples:
We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.
Examples:
Note that the verb changes (i.e. singular / plural) depending on the pronoun that you use.

You can also use Demonstrative Pronouns by themselves:

Demonstrative Adjectives

You can also use demonstratives before a noun. These are called demonstrative adjectives.

The Demonstrative Adjective needs to agree (= be the same form) as the noun.
Examples of demonstrative adjectives:
Summary - What is the difference between Demonstrative Adjectives and Demonstrative Pronouns?

Demonstrative Adjectives and Demonstrative Pronouns use the same words. The easiest way to know that difference is that Demonstrative Adjectives are always before a noun while Demonstrative Pronouns are before a verb or by themselves.

This book is old. (Demonstrative Adjective + Noun)

This is new. (Demonstrative Pronoun + Verb)

Did you like that? (Demonstrative Pronoun by itself)

Everything else is the same. For example, both Demonstrative Ajectives and Pronouns use the word THIS (singular) to talk about something that is close to you and the plural of THIS is THESE.

Present vs. Past

If an action is near in time we tend to use this / these.
If an action hasfinished or is in the past we use that / those.
Examples:

This is a good meal. (at the time of eating)

Those girls we met last night were silly. (an event that happened in the past).

This is

The expression this is is commonly used when you talk on the phone or you introduce people.
Examples:
Summary Chart

Next activities

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This That These Those - Demonstrative Pronouns Demonstrative Adjectives

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This, That, These, Those are called demonstratives and they are used to show the relative distance between the speaker and the noun. We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near. Examples: We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.

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Object Pronouns

What are object pronouns?

An object pronoun, also called objective pronoun, functions as the object of a verb or preposition, as distinguished from a subject or subjective pronoun, which is the subject of a verb.

Examples:

Object pronouns are used instead of object nouns, usually because we already know what the object is.

She's my friend. I really enjoy being with her.

I like this film. I saw it last week.

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns in English are the following:

Object pronouns come after either a verb (e.g "like") or a preposition (e.g "to").

Examples:

Object pronouns differ from:

Review:

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In, at, on and no preposition with time words:

Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that don't need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months (it should be 'in'), or put a preposition before 'next' when we don't need one.

at

times: at 8pm, at midnight,at 6:30

holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter

at night

at the weekend

at lunchtime, at dinnertime,at breakfast time

on

days: on Monday, on my birthday,on Christmas Day

days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning

dates: on the 20th of June

in

years: in 1992, in 2006

months: in December, in June

decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s

centuries: in the 19th century

seasons: in winter, in summer

in the morning, in the afternoon,in the evening

no
prep

next week, year, month etc

last night, year etc

this morning, month etc

every day, night, years etc

today, tomorrow, yesterday

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Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that don't need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months (it should be 'in'), or put a preposition before 'next' when we don't need one.

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This subject and object pronouns test checks your understanding of these important pronouns. Some examples include he, she, us, and them.

Subject and Object Pronouns Test 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct subject or object pronoun.

Would you like more practice with subject and object pronouns? Here is the first test:

And here is the lesson if you would like to review:

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This subject and object pronouns test checks your understanding of these important pronouns. Some examples include he, she, us, and them.

Subject and Object Pronouns Test

Choose the correct subject or object pronoun.

Would you like more practice with subject and object pronouns? Here is the second test:

And here is the lesson if you would like to review:

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