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What is the difference between HAVE NOT and DO NOT HAVE?
Aug 14, 2014 1:13 AM
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Easy one!
I have not ___ (verb)
I do not have ___ (noun)
Eg. I have not finished. I have not read it. I have not eaten yet.
(Can also be shortened to 'I haven't finished')
Eg. I do not have a book. I do not have a car. I do not have a cat.
(Can also be shortened to 'I don't have a car)
Hope that helps :)
August 14, 2014
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have not follows a verb but......... do not have follows a noun
e.g
i have not done my work (verb )
i do not have keys (noun)
August 14, 2014
I have not cooked. = No he cocinado. =No haber hecho algo
I do not have a kitchen. = No tengo una cocina. = No tener algo
August 14, 2014
Well, auxiliary verbs can take "not". Main verbs cannot. The thing is, "have" can work as a main verb or an auxiliary verb.
When you see "have not/haven't", it's usually an auxiliary verb, and another verb follows it to show the main action (see Maddie's examples). You see this in present perfect grammar.
When you see "do not have/don't have", you understand "have" as the main action.
August 14, 2014
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