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had to

The past tense of "have to" (tener que) is "had to."

Affirmative - I had to study. 
Negative - I didn't have to study.
Question - Did you have to study?

Practice
Here is a list of rules that Rachel had to obey when she was little.  

Family Rules

1.  Do your homework right when you get home from school.
2.  Keep your room clean.
3.  Rinse your dishes and put them in the sink after a meal.
4.  Make your bed in the morning.
5.  Set the table before dinner.

Make sentences using "had to."

example
Rule #1 - She had to do her homework right when she got home from school.

Rule #2

Rule #3  

Rule #4  

Rule #5  

            

 

Rachel's husband Ivan didn't have these rules in his house.  Make statements using "didn't have to" about the rules.

Family Rules
(Rules from Rachel's family that her husband Ivan didn't have to obey when he was little.)

1.  Do your homework right when you get home from school.
2.  Keep your room clean.
3.  Rinse your dishes and put them in the sink after a meal.
4.  Make your bed in the morning.
5.  Set the table before dinner.

example
Rule #1 - He didn't have to do his homework right when he got home from school.

Rule #2  

Rule #3  

Rule #4  

Rule #5  

            

 

have (tener) vs. have (haber)

Have in English can be "tener" or "haber" in Spanish.  

I have a car. - Yo tengo un carro.
I have finished. - Yo he terminado.

When have means "tener," it is conjugated like a regular verb in American English.  It requires an auxiliary verb (do/does) in the negative and question form.

Present Tense (I/You/We/They)
You have a car.
You don't have a car.
Do you have a car?

Present Tense (He/She/It)
He has a car.
He doesn't have a car.
Does he have a car?

When have means "haber" (the present perfect), the word have itself can be used as an auxiliary verb.  

Present Perfect (I/You/We/They)
You have finished.
You haven't finished.
Have you finished?

Present Perfect (He/She/It)
He has finished.
He hasn't finished.
Has he finished?

Practice
Select the correct meaning of have in each of the following sentences. 

have = tener (Indicates possession)
have = haber (Present perfect)

1.  He has visited Florida many times.  
2.  They have a beautiful house.   
3.  Has she gone to school?   
4.  They haven't cooked dinner.   
5.  They don't have a TV.   
6.  Mary has long hair.   
7.  Helen hasn't seen that movie.   
8.  The children have a lot of toys.   
9.  George has a new computer.   
10. My teacher has studied French.   

 

Practice
Change the sentence to negative.  Remember that when have means tener (possession) you have to use don't or doesn't.  When have means haber (present perfect) you can simply add not to the sentence (or use the contractions haven't or hasn't).  In this lesson use the contracted form of the negative.

examples
He has a car. 

He has driven the car. 

 

1.  They have a lot of money.
    

2.  She has finished the test.  
     

3.  Her parents have called them.  
     

4.  They have a new car.  
     

5.  Donna has a television.  
     

6.  She has seen the movie.  
     

7.  He has a book.  
     

8.  Karen has taught at that school.  
     

9.  The students have studied for the test.  
     

10. The dog has a bone.  
     

            

 

Practice
Change the sentence to a question.  Remember that when have means tener (possession) you have to use Do or Does.  When have means haber (present perfect) you change the order (put have or has before the subject).

examples
He has a car. 

He has driven the car. 

 

1.  They have a lot of money.  
     

2.  She has finished the test.  
     

3.  Her parents have called them.  
     

4.  They have a new car.  
     

5.  Donna has a television.  
     

6.  She has seen the movie.  
     

7.  He has a book.  
     

8.  Karen has taught at that school.  
     

9.  The students have studied for the test.  
     

10. The dog has a bone.  
     

            

 

There is another difference between have meaning tener and have meaning haber.  When have means tener you can't contract it but when it means haber you can.

They have a car.  (No contraction)
They have finished.  -   They've finished.

 

Practice
Contract the verb if it can be contracted.  If it can't, leave the space blank.

examples
I have visited her house.

I have a house.
I left it blank because I can't contract it.

 

1.  They have a lot of money.  
     

2.  She has finished the test.  
     

3.  They have called them.  
     

4.  They have a new car.  
     

5.  Donna has a television.  
     

6.  She has seen the movie.  
     

7.  He has a book.  
     

8.  Karen has taught at that school.  
     

9.  They have studied for the test.  
     

10. The dog has a bone.  
     

            

 
Instructions
Find the mistake in the following sentences.  Write the sentence correctly.

example
He are a student. 

1. I hadn't to study.  
    

2. She hasn't a car.  
    

3. She didn't had to work.  
    

4. Have you a computer?  
    

5. The children have growed a lot.  
    

ANTES DE REVISAR
Si escribió dos espacios entre las palabras en lugar de uno, la computadora va a interpretar que es un error al revisar.  También asegure que escribió correctamente las letras en mayúsculas o minúsculas como corresponde y que escribió el punto al final.

             

 

 

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