Lesson 5 - Family
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This page: Aprende como usar el verb had to. Aprende la diferencia entre have con el significado de tener vs. have con el significado de haber.

I had to clean the house yesterday.
Tuve que limpiar la casa ayer.
 

had to
Grammar

El pasado de "have to" (tener que) es "had to."

• Afirmativo - I had to study.
• Negativo - I didn't have to study.
• Interrogativo - Did you have to study?

 

 

Exercise - had to

Instructions
Sigue una lista de reglas que Rachel tenía que obedecer cuando era una niña. Haz oraciones con "had to" para describir lo que Rachel tenía que hacer. Asegúrate de que escribiste correctamente las letras en mayúsculas o minúsculas como corresponde y que escribiste el punto al final.

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. 4. Make your bed in the morning. 5. Set the table before dinner.

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

Rule #2

 

Rule #3

 

Rule #4

 

Rule #5

 

 

Instructions
Ivan, el esposo de Rachel, no tenía que obedecer estas reglas en su casa. Haz oraciones con "didn't have to" con la información de la lista de reglas.

Rachel's Family Rules (Rules that Ivan didn't have to obey) 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. 4. Make your bed in the morning. 5. Set the table before dinner.

exercise
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

 

 

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have (tener) vs. have (haber)

La palabra "have" en inglés puede significar "tener" o "haber" en español, depende del contexto.

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

Cuando "have" tiene el significado de "tener," se conjuga como un verb regular en el inglés americano. Requiere un auxiliary verb (do/does) en el negativo e interrogativo.

• Tiempo Presente (I/You/We/They)
  You have a car.
  You don't have a car.
  Do you have a car?
   
• Tiempo Presente (He/She/It)
  He has a car.
  He doesn't have a car.
  Does he have a car?

Cuando "have" tiene el significado de "haber" (el presente perfecto), la palabra "have" es el auxiliary verb.

• Presente Perfecto (I/You/We/They)
  You have finished.
  You haven't finished.
  Have you finished?
   
• Presente Perfecto (He/She/It)
  He has finished.
  He hasn't finished.
  Has he finished?

 

Exercise - have (tener) vs. have (haber)

Selecciona el significado correcto de have en cada oración.

• have = tener (Indica posesión)
• have = haber (Presente perfecto)

1. He has visited Florida many times.   tener haber
     

2. They have a beautiful house.   tener haber
     

3. Has she gone to school?   tener haber
     

4. They haven't cooked dinner.   tener haber
     

5. They don't have a TV.   tener haber
     

6. Mary has long hair.   tener haber
     

7. Helen hasn't seen that movie.   tener haber
     

8. The children have a lot of toys.   tener haber
     

9. George has a new computer.   tener haber
     

10. My teacher has studied French.   tener haber
     

 

Exercise - Oraciones negativas

Cambia las oraciones a negativo. Recuerda que cuando have significa tener (para indicar posesión) tienes que usar don't o doesn't. Cuando have significa haber (presente perfecto) puedes añadir not a la oración (o usar las contracciones haven't o hasn't). En este Exercise, usa la contracción para el negativo.

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.

 

 

Exercise - Preguntas

Cambia las oraciones a preguntas. Recuerda que cuando have significa tener (posesión), tienes que usar Do o Does. Cuando have significa haber (presente perfecto), cambias el orden (antepones have o has al subject de la oración).

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.

 

 

Contracciones

Hay otra diferencia entre have con el significado de tener y have con el significado de haber. Cuando have significa tener, no debes hacer una contracción, pero cuando significa haber, puedes hacer una contracción.

• They have a car. (No se debe hacer una contracción.)
• They have finished. - They've finished.

 

Exercise - Contracciones

Haz una contracción del verb si es debido. Si no es debido hacerlo, deja el espacio en blanco. Cuando termines con todos, haz clic en el botón de REVISAR al final.

examples
I have visited her house.

I have a house.
(Lo deje en blanco porque no se puede hacer una contracción.)
 

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.
    

     

 

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Instructions Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version. example He are a teacher. → He is a teacher.  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.

 

Writing

Escribe una oración con had to, una oración con have con el signficado de tener, y una oración con have con el signficado de haber.

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