Essential Verbs - Have

The verb ‘have’ is another verb which is used frequently in English and learning its uses will help you improve your langaugae skills.

‘Have/Has’ as a ‘dynamic’ verb.

‘Have’ is used as a main verb to describe some actions:

Eating and Drinking. ‘To breakfast’, or ‘to lunch’ is possible but we normally use: ‘Have breakfast’, or ‘to have’ lunch,
Other examples: Have dinner/a drink/tea/a burger.

Cleaning and Washing. ‘To wash’, or ‘to shave’ are quite normal but we can use: ‘Have a wash’, or ‘have a shave’ (the verb of bath is ‘bathe’ but we normally use ‘have a bath).
Other examples: Have a shower (‘take’ is also possible for these verbs but is more common in US English).

Leisure Activities. ‘To have’ collocates with a lot of words describing activities and like most collocations they are best learnt as if they were a single word:
For example we: Have a holiday/a break/a rest/time off (‘take’ is also possible for these verbs).

‘Have’ as a possessive. (‘have/has + noun).

We use ‘have’ + ‘noun’ to say we own or possess something.
For example: I have a car. She has two sisters. (use the verb ‘to be + adjective’ to say what something is/is like- is tall or is 30 years old).
With negatives and questions you need the auxiliary ‘do’. For example: Neg form: I don’t have/She doesn’t have... 
Question form: Do you have/Does he have..?

‘Have/has got’ as a possessive (‘have/has got + noun).

‘Have/has got + noun’ is used more in British English and more in conversation. For example: I have got a car/She has two sisters.
* The big difference is there is no auxiliary. For example: 

The neg form: I haven’t/She hasn’t... Question form: Have you/Has she got...?