Unit 1A: Have (Main / Auxilliary)

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1. 1. Some friends of ours __________________ a nasty car accident last night.

• had

• had been

• have had

Answer explanation

Main verb

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2. She can't call her husband because she ____________________ a cell phone.

• doesn't have

• hasn't

• didn't have

Answer explanation

Auxilliary verb (negative) haven't = haven't got = don't have

When expressing possession, the use of "haven't/hasn't" instead of "don't/doesn't have/hasn't got" is perfectly correct. Used more in British English.

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3. __________________ a good time at your nephew's wedding?

• Did you have

• Had you

• Have you

Answer explanation

Main verb.

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4. 4. Are you coming out with us? ________________ to work late?

• Have you

• Do you have

• Have you had

Answer explanation

Main verb

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5. We _______________ our TV repaired last week.

• had

• had got

• have got

Answer explanation

Auxilliary (had repaired - Passive = had + something + repaired

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6. 6. Our mortgage is very high because _____________ an enormous house.

• we're having

• we have

• we've had

Answer explanation

Main verb (possession)

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7. 7. _________________ wear a uniform when I went to school.

• I didn't have to

• hadn't got to

• hadn't to

Answer explanation

Main verb (obligation)

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8. 8. The manager called another meeting about the project, even though we had already ___________ several.

• have

• got

• had

Answer explanation

Main verb: had had (auxilliary + main verb)